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  • Published: 7 August 2024
  • ISBN: 9780241652305
  • Imprint: Viking
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 272
  • RRP: $38.00

The Safekeep





An exhilarating tale of twisted desire, histories and homes, and the unexpected shape of revenge

It 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. What happens between the two women leads to a revelation which threatens to unravel all she has ever known.

  • Published: 7 August 2024
  • ISBN: 9780241652305
  • Imprint: Viking
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 272
  • RRP: $38.00

Praise for The Safekeep

Satisfying and shocking

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Booker Prize shortlist 2024

The shortlist for the 2024 Booker Prize has been announced, with three Penguin Random House titles named this year.

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