{"product_id":"the-safekeep","title":"The Safekeep","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn 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 \u003cem\u003eAtonement\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is fifteen years after the Second World War, and Isabel has built herself a solitary life of discipline and strict routine in her late mother's country home, with not a fork or a word out of place. 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…In the sweltering heat of summer, Isabel's desperate need for control reaches boiling point.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat happens between the two women leads to a revelation which threatens to unravel all she has ever known.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eShortlisted for the Booker Prize 2024 and for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2025. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yael van der Wouden","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45616511680769,"sku":"9780241999776","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/files\/websitecovertemplate-1742.png?v=1749555997","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.live\/products\/the-safekeep","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}