Yael van der Wouden

La guardiana enfonsa les seves arrels en una de les èpoques més negres de la història recent europea. És l’any 1961 a Overjissel, a l’Holanda rural. En l’ambient es respira tranquil·litat. Els forats

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Man kann sich nur so lange vor der Wahrheit verschlieen, bis sie an die Tur klopft.1961, in der niederlandischen Provinz: Seit dem Tod ihrer Mutter lebt Isabel allein in dem groen, von der Zeit gezeichneten Familienhaus. Die Tage ziehen ruhig und geordnet dahin. Doch als ihr Bruder Louis seine ungehobelte Freundin Eva bei ihr einquartiert, geraten Isabels stille Routinen ins Wanken, und das Haus, das einst Schutz und Sicherheit bot, wird zum Schauplatz unheimlicher Veranderungen. Plotzlich verschwinden Dinge und Isabel wird immer misstrauischer gegenuber Eva, die nicht das zu sein scheint, was sie vorgibt.In der flirrenden Sommerhitze entwickelt sich eine unerwartete Anziehung zwischen den beiden Frauen, die Isabels festgefugtes Weltbild erschuttert. Die Vergangenheit, die Isabel zu verdrangen versucht hat, holt sie endgultig ein und zwingt sie, sich ihren Vorurteilen und der dunklen Geschichte des Hauses zu stellen.In sinnlich dichter Sprache und mit subtiler Spannung erzahlt Yael van der Wouden von Begierde, verdrangten Geheimnissen, unerwarteter Rache und den Abgrunden, die sich hinter den Fassaden scheinbar geordneter Leben verbergen.

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2024An 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 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 seasonIn 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.''A thrilling, razor-sharp, perfectly plotted debut novel'' Sunday Times''Moving, unnerving and deeply sexy'' Tracy Chevalier, bestselling author of GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING''A brave and thrilling debut about facing up to the truth of history, and to one''s own desires Van der Wouden brings stunning power and control to her page-turner about trauma and repression'' Justine Jordan, Booker Prize Judge 2024

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2024 SHORTLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2025 LONGLISTED FOR THE WINGATE PRIZE 2025 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 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. ''A thrilling, razor-sharp, perfectly plotted debut novel'' Sunday Times ''Moving, unnerving and deeply sexy'' Tracy Chevalier, bestselling author of GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING ''A brave and thrilling debut about facing up to the truth of history, and to one''s own desires Van der Wouden brings stunning power and control to her page-turner about trauma and repression'' Justine Jordan, Booker Prize Judge 2024