The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden #literature at the centre of which

at the centre of which lie the Mother Trees: the mysterious

Eventually

Readers should press firmly on the pages to activate the sound board at the back of the book

Its true origins lie thousands of miles away on the island of Madagascar

the troubled and the trapped

The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden #literature at the centre of which'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