'Surprising chilling and electric' Alice Winn bestselling author of IN MEMORIAM 'Moving
unnerving and deeply sexy' Tracy Chevalier bestselling author of GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING 'A
house is a precious thing...'An 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 It's 1961 and the rural Dutch province of Overijssel is quiet. Bomb craters
have been filled buildings reconstructed and the war is well and truly over. Living alone in
her late mother's country home Isabel's life is as it should be: led by routine and
discipline. 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... Eva is Isabel's
antithesis: sleeps late wakes late walks loudly through the house and touches things she
shouldn't. In response Isabel develops a fury-fuelled obsession and when things start
disappearing around the house-a spoon a knife a bowl-Isabel' suspicions spiral out of
control. In the sweltering peak of summer Isabel's paranoia gives way to desire - leading to a
discovery that unravels all Isabel has ever known. The war might not be well and truly over
after all and neither Eva - nor the house in which they live - are what they seem. 'A twisting
elegant intriguing story about the secrets we hide in our homes and hearts - and how it only
takes one person to unlock the past.' Joanna Quinn bestselling author of THE WHALEBONE THEATRE
'The Safekeep is a dream of a novel - mesmerizing and shockingly good - it lulls you with the
lyrical beauty of its words and then slams you awake with its raw passion and rage. Part silent
scream part breathless love story - I was utterly blown away' Miranda Cowley Heller
bestselling author of THE PAPER PALACE
