"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 mother's country home, Isabel knows her life is as it should be, led by routine and discipline. But all is upended when her brother Louis brings his graceless new girlfriend Eva, leaving her at Isabel's doorstep as a guest, to stay for the season. Eva is Isabel's antithesis: she sleeps late, walks loudly through the house, and touches things she shouldn ...
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"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 mother's country home, Isabel knows her life is as it should be, led by routine and discipline. But all is upended when her brother Louis brings his graceless new girlfriend Eva, leaving her at Isabel's doorstep as a guest, to stay for the season. Eva is Isabel's antithesis: she sleeps late, walks loudly through the house, and touches things she shouldn't. In response, Isabel develops a fury-fueled obsession, and when things start disappearing around the house--a spoon, a knife, a bowl--Isabel's suspicions begin to spiral. In the sweltering peak of summer, Isabel's paranoia gives way to infatuation, leading to a discovery that unravels all Isabel has ever known"--
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New in new dust jacket. Shortlisted for the 2024 Booker Prize for Fiction. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 272 p. Audience: General/trade. A New (Pristine Condition) copy in a New (Pristine Condition) dust jacket; a tight copy that was bought new and never read. American First Edition-First Printing with a full number line that begins with a 1. In "The Safekeep" two women spend a fraught summer together in the Dutch countryside in this brilliant, multifaceted debut novel. An exhilarating, twisted tale of desire, suspicion, and obsession between two women staying in the same house during the summer of 1961-it's a powerful exploration of the legacy of World War 11, and the darker parts of a collective past. "The Safekeep" has been Shortlisted for the 2024 Booker Prize for Fiction. Rest assured; this collectible American First Printing is well protected in an archival Mylar cover; and will be very carefully packaged with protective material; and will be shipped in a new box. We always treat all of our books, and book buyers with the utmost respect.
