01646    a2200253   450000100060000000300090000600500170001500800410003202000300007304000130010304100080011608200190012410000340014324500410017726000300021830000240024850000340027250400410030652009220034765000200126965000230128965000290131265000510134111572IN-BhIIT20260901155913.0260901b        |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9780241999776 (paperback)  aIN-BhIIT  aeng  a823.081bWOU/S  aWouden, Yael van der.eauthor  aThe safekeep /cYael van der Wouden.  aLondon :bPenguin,c2025.  a240 pages ;c20 cm.  aOriginally published in 2024.  aIncludes bibliographical references.  aThe safekeep: Set in the Netherlands in 1961, this atmospheric historical novel follows Isabel, a solitary woman whose carefully controlled life is disrupted when Eva, her brother's girlfriend, comes to stay at the family home for the summer. Isabel initially views Eva with suspicion, but their relationship gradually develops into an intense and unexpected attraction. As objects begin disappearing from the house, Isabel becomes increasingly suspicious and is forced to confront memories and secrets connected to her family and the Second World War. The emerging relationship between the two women exposes the emotional consequences of repression, loss, guilt, and inherited trauma. Through its exploration of desire, sexuality, memory, family secrets, and the lingering effects of wartime occupation, the novel examines how individuals and societies attempt to preserve, conceal, and ultimately confront the past.  aWomenvFiction.  aLesbiansvFiction.  aFamily secretsvFiction.  aWorld War, 1939-1945xSocial aspectsvFiction.