The Safe Keep

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Mentioned by

Mentioned by

Emily Bazelon

as a haunting mystery, short, delightful and immersive.

The winner of the 2025 Women's Prize for Fiction.

Mentioned by

Georgina Godwin

as the debut novel of Yael van der Waarden, winner of the 2025 Women's Prize for Fiction.

Mentioned by

Emily Bazelon

as a haunting mystery; short, delightful, and immersive.

Mentioned by

Andrew Keen

as an erotic story set in 1960s Amsterdam.

Mentioned by Maithali Rao as the novel for which Yael won the 2025 Women's Prize for Fiction and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize.

Recommended by Bryony Doyle as a racy historical novel.

Mentioned by

Ellen Heath

as a historical fiction set in the Netherlands in the early 60s.

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