{"product_id":"the-safekeep","title":"The Safekeep","description":"\u003cp\u003eby Yael van der Wouden\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e272 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHunt's Book Club Pick - August 2025: 7\/10\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE 2025\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2024\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2025\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE WINGATE PRIZE 2025\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn 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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat happens between the two women leads to a revelation which threatens to unravel all she has ever known. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A thrilling, razor-sharp, perfectly plotted debut novel' Sunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Moving, unnerving and deeply sexy' Tracy Chevalier, bestselling author of GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'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\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hunt's Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56292988813693,"sku":"","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/8635\/9739\/files\/9780241999776.jpg?v=1750761061","url":"https:\/\/huntsbookshop.live\/products\/the-safekeep","provider":"Hunt's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}