Yael van der Wouden

Ganadora del Women’s Prize 2025 | Finalista del Premio Booker 2024 | Finalista del Dylan Thomas |Nominada al Wingate Prize 2025 «¡Qué libro! Una novela increíble, delicada y contundente a la vez.» M

Man kann sich nur so lange vor der Wahrheit verschlieen, bis sie an die Tur klopft.1961, in der niederlandischen Provinz: Seit dem Tod ihrer Mutter lebt Isabel allein in dem groen, von der Zeit gezeichneten Familienhaus. Die Tage ziehen ruhig und geordnet dahin. Doch als ihr Bruder Louis seine ungehobelte Freundin Eva bei ihr einquartiert, geraten Isabels stille Routinen ins Wanken, und das Haus, das einst Schutz und Sicherheit bot, wird zum Schauplatz unheimlicher Veranderungen. Plotzlich verschwinden Dinge und Isabel wird immer misstrauischer gegenuber Eva, die nicht das zu sein scheint, was sie vorgibt.In der flirrenden Sommerhitze entwickelt sich eine unerwartete Anziehung zwischen den beiden Frauen, die Isabels festgefugtes Weltbild erschuttert. Die Vergangenheit, die Isabel zu verdrangen versucht hat, holt sie endgultig ein und zwingt sie, sich ihren Vorurteilen und der dunklen Geschichte des Hauses zu stellen.In sinnlich dichter Sprache und mit subtiler Spannung erzahlt Yael van der Wouden von Begierde, verdrangten Geheimnissen, unerwarteter Rache und den Abgrunden, die sich hinter den Fassaden scheinbar geordneter Leben verbergen.

* SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 BOOKER PRIZE ** WINNER OF THE NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD FOR DEBUT FICTION ** WINNER OF THE 2025 WOMENS PRIZE FOR FICTION *Shortlisted for the 2025 Dylan Thomas Prize and Aspen Words Literary Prize A Best Book of 2024: The New York Times, The WashingtonPost, Los Angeles Times, Time, The Economist, The Globe and Mail (Toronto), Kirkus Reviews, The Independent, BookPage, The Sunday Times (London)RemarkableCompellingFine and tautIndelible. The New York Times Moving, unnerving, and deeply sexy. Tracy Chevalier, author of Girl with the Pearl Earring A brilliant debut, as multi-faceted as a gem. Kirkus ReviewsA razor-sharp, perfectly plotted (The Sunday Times, London) tale of desire, suspicion, and obsession between two women staying in the same house in the Dutch countryside during the summer of 1961a powerful exploration of the legacy of WWII and the darker parts of our collective past.A house is a precious thing...It is 1961 and the rural Dutch province of Overijssel is quiet. Bomb craters have been filled, buildings reconstructed, and the war is truly over. Living alone in her late mothers country home, Isabel knows her life is as it should beled by routine and discipline. But all is upended when her brother Louis brings his graceless new girlfriend Eva, leaving her at Isabels doorstep as a guest, to stay for the season.Eva is Isabels antithesis: she sleeps late, walks loudly through the house, and touches things she shouldnt. In response, Isabel develops a fury-fueled obsession, and when things start disappearing around the housea spoon, a knife, a bowlIsabels suspicions begin to spiral. In the sweltering peak of summer, Isabels paranoia gives way to infatuation, leading to a discovery that unravels all Isabel has ever known. The war might not be well and truly over after all, and neither Evanor the house in which they liveare what they seem.Mysterious, sophisticated, sensual, and infused with intrigue, atmosphere, and sex, The Safekeep is a brave and thrilling debut about facing up to the truth of history, and to ones own desires (The Guardian).

Ganadora del Women’s Prize 2025 | Finalista del Premio Booker 2024 | Finalista del Dylan Thomas |Nominada al Wingate Prize 2025 «¡Qué libro! Una novela increíble, delicada y contundente a la vez.» Ma

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À l’aube de l’été 1961, le calme règne dans la petite province néerlandaise d’Overijssel. Les cratères des bombes ont été comblés et la guerre n’est plus qu’un lointain souvenir. Habitant seule la de

WINNER OF THE WOMENS PRIZE 2025SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2024SHORTLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2025LONGLISTED FOR THE WINGATE PRIZE 2025An exhilarating tale of twisted desire, histories and homes, and the unexpected shape of revenge - for readers of Patricia Highsmith, Sarah Waters and Ian McEwans Atonement.It is fifteen years after the Second World War, and Isabel has built herself a solitary life of discipline and strict routine in her late mothers country home, with not a fork or a word out of place. But all is upended when her brother Louis delivers his graceless new girlfriend, Eva, at Isabels doorstep - as a guest, there to stay for the seasonIn the sweltering heat of summer, Isabels desperate need for control reaches boiling point. What happens between the two women leads to a revelation which threatens to unravel all she has ever known.A thrilling, razor-sharp, perfectly plotted debut novelSunday TimesMoving, unnerving and deeply sexy Tracy Chevalier, bestselling author of GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRINGA brave and thrilling debut about facing up to the truth of history, and to ones own desires Van der Wouden brings stunning power and control to her page-turner about trauma and repression Justine Jordan, Booker Prize Judge 2024

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2024 SHORTLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2025 LONGLISTED FOR THE WINGATE PRIZE 2025 An exhilarating tale of twisted desire, histories and homes, and the unexpected shape of revenge - for readers of Patricia Highsmith, Sarah Waters and Ian McEwan''s Atonement. It is fifteen years after the Second World War, and Isabel has built herself a solitary life of discipline and strict routine in her late mother''s country home, with not a fork or a word out of place. But all is upended when her brother Louis delivers his graceless new girlfriend, Eva, at Isabel''s doorstep - as a guest, there to stay for the season In the sweltering heat of summer, Isabel''s desperate need for control reaches boiling point. What happens between the two women leads to a revelation which threatens to unravel all she has ever known. ''A thrilling, razor-sharp, perfectly plotted debut novel'' Sunday Times ''Moving, unnerving and deeply sexy'' Tracy Chevalier, bestselling author of GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING ''A brave and thrilling debut about facing up to the truth of history, and to one''s own desires Van der Wouden brings stunning power and control to her page-turner about trauma and repression'' Justine Jordan, Booker Prize Judge 2024

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2024An exhilarating tale of twisted desire, histories and homes, and the unexpected shape of revenge - for readers of Patricia Highsmith, Sarah Waters and Ian McEwan''s Atonement.It is fifteen years after the Second World War, and Isabel has built herself a solitary life of discipline and strict routine in her late mother''s country home, with not a fork or a word out of place. But all is upended when her brother Louis delivers his graceless new girlfriend, Eva, at Isabel''s doorstep - as a guest, there to stay for the seasonIn the sweltering heat of summer, Isabel''s desperate need for control reaches boiling point. What happens between the two women leads to a revelation which threatens to unravel all she has ever known.''A thrilling, razor-sharp, perfectly plotted debut novel'' Sunday Times''Moving, unnerving and deeply sexy'' Tracy Chevalier, bestselling author of GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING''A brave and thrilling debut about facing up to the truth of history, and to one''s own desires Van der Wouden brings stunning power and control to her page-turner about trauma and repression'' Justine Jordan, Booker Prize Judge 2024

La guardiana enfonsa les seves arrels en una de les èpoques més negres de la història recent europea. És l’any 1961 a Overjissel, a l’Holanda rural. En l’ambient es respira tranquil·litat. Els forats