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100			_aWouden, Yael van der. _eauthor _928565
245			_aThe safekeep / _cYael van der Wouden.
260			_aLondon : _bPenguin, _c2025.
300			_a240 pages ; _c20 cm.
500			_aOriginally published in 2024.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
520			_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.
650			_aWomen _vFiction. _928268
650			_aLesbians _vFiction. _928566
650			_aFamily secrets _vFiction. _97997
650			_aWorld War, 1939-1945 _xSocial aspects _vFiction. _928567
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