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The Safekeep is a tense, atmospheric, and psychologically nuanced novel that masterfully explores the lingering shadows of history within domestic spaces. Set in a deceptively quiet Dutch village in 1961, the story follows Isabel, a meticulous and solitary woman whose orderly life is disrupted when her brother brings home a mysterious and unsettling stranger, Eva. As the two women are forced to share the family home, their uneasy coexistence unearths long-buried family secrets, unspoken desires, and the ghostly echoes of World War II. Van der Wouden builds a slow-burning, claustrophobic tension that examines themes of possession, memory, and the things we guard most closely.
《保管》是一部紧张、氛围浓厚且心理描写细腻的小说，精湛地探索了历史在家庭空间内挥之不去的阴影。故事背景设定在1961年一个看似宁静的荷兰村庄，讲述了伊莎贝尔——一个一丝不苟、离群索居的女人——其井然有序的生活被哥哥带回家的一位神秘而令人不安的陌生人伊娃所打乱。当两位女性被迫同住一个屋檐下，她们不安的共存状态挖掘出了深埋的家庭秘密、未言明的欲望和二战的幽灵回响。范德武登营造了一种慢燃的、令人窒息的紧张感，审视了占有、记忆以及我们最严密守护之物等主题。
Author Profile
Yael van der Wouden is a Dutch-Israeli writer and literary talent whose background in literature and philosophy deeply informs her work. A graduate of the prestigious Creative Writing MFA at the University of East Anglia, her debut The Safekeep has been widely praised for its atmospheric precision and psychological depth, marking her as a significant new voice in literary fiction.
亚埃尔·范德武登是一位荷兰-以色列作家和文学新秀，其文学和哲学背景深刻影响了她的创作。作为东英吉利大学著名创意写作艺术硕士项目的毕业生，她的处女作《保管》因其精准的氛围营造和心理深度而广受好评，标志着她是文学小说领域一位重要的新声音。
Perfect For: Readers of slow-burn literary fiction, Gothic atmosphere, and post-war European narratives. Ideal for those who appreciate character-driven stories where houses hold secrets and history haunts the present, similar to the works of Diane Setterfield or Maggie O'Farrell.
喜欢慢燃文学小说、哥特式氛围和战后欧洲叙事的读者。非常适合欣赏角色驱动型故事，其中房屋藏有秘密、历史萦绕当下的读者，与黛安·塞特菲尔德或玛吉·奥法瑞尔的作品有相似之处。
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