An exhilarating, twisted tale of desire, suspicion, and obsession between two women staying in the same house in the Dutch countryside during the summer of 1961βa 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 motherβs country home, Isabel knows her life is as it should beβled by routine and discipline. But all is upended when her brother Louis brings his graceless new girlfriend Eva, leaving her at Isabelβs doorstep as a guest, to stay for the season.
Eva is Isabelβs antithesis: she sleeps late, walks loudly through the house, and touches things she shouldnβt. In response, Isabel develops a fury-fueled obsession, and when things start disappearing around the houseβa spoon, a knife, a bowlβIsabelβs suspicions begin to spiral. In the sweltering peak of summer, Isabelβs paranoia gives way to infatuationβleading to a discovery that unravels all Isabel has ever known. The war might not be well and truly over after all, and neither Evaβnor the house in which they liveβare what they seem.
Mysterious, sophisticated, sensual, and infused with intrigue, atmosphere, and sex,Β The SafekeepΒ is a brilliantly plotted and provocative debut novel you wonβt soon forget.
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