Queer Book Club #32 – ‘The Safekeep’ by Yael van der Wouden

Join us for dinner and discussion about queer books! For our next book, we will be reading ‘The Safekeep’ by Yael van der Wouden.

Blurb
An exhilarating, twisted 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.

A house is a precious thing...

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.

The Plan
19:30 Meeting @ the restaurant
19:45 Dinner & discussion
21:15 Choosing a book for March
21:30 End

Dinner
The name of the restaurant will be announced in the WhatsApp group chat.

What to do
1. RSVP on this event page.
2. Read the book :) and think about your suggestion for the discussion in March!
3. Come to the event and share your thoughts about the book with us.
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Hope to see you there!

Amy (she/they) & Izabella (she/her)

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