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Evening Book Club

The Safekeep, By Yael van der Wouden

Facilitated by Rachel Schultz

A “razor-sharp, perfectly plotted” (The Sunday Times, London) tale of desire, suspicion, and obsession between two women staying in the same house in the Dutch countryside during the summer of 1961—a powerful exploration of the legacy of WWII and the darker parts of our collective past.

It is 1961 and the rural Dutch province of Overijssel is quiet. Bomb craters have been filled, buildings reconstructed, and the war is truly over. Living alone in her late mother’s country home, Isabel knows her life is as it should be—led by routine and discipline. But all is upended when her brother Louis brings his graceless new girlfriend Eva, leaving her at Isabel’s doorstep as a guest, to stay for the season.

Winner of the National Jewish Book Award for Debut Fiction. Shortlisted for the 2025 Women’s Prize, Dylan Thomas Prize, and Aspen Words Literary Prize • A Best Book of 2024: The New York TimesThe Washington PostLos Angeles TimesTimeThe EconomistThe Globe and Mail (Toronto), Kirkus ReviewsThe IndependentBookPageThe Sunday

Please RSVP for dinner. There is NO cost to attend.  Dinner begins at 6:30pm. Program begins at 7:00pm

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