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The Safekeep | Yael van der Wouden

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This book was loved by so many friends last year that I didnt think it could live up to the hype. Well it more than did that. I‘ll be surprised if this isnt the best book i read this year. Glorious writing and complex characters, a sprawling old house and a spiralling tension. I thought it was PERFECT.

Ruthiella Great review! 👍 22h

BarbaraBB What a review. I loved it too and am hoping it‘ll win the Women‘s Prize 21h

squirrelbrain Great review for a fabulous book! 21h

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Centique @Ruthiella @squirrelbrain thank you 😘 I feel like im a bit in love with this book now! 19h

Centique @BarbaraBB me too! 🤞🤞🤞 19h

Bookwormjillk I loved it too 17h

CarolynM Great review. And I see it‘s on the a Women‘s Prize shortlist. I will have to bump it up the TBR😊 17h

Cathythoughts Great review ❤️ I really enjoyed it too and I recommended for our Bookclub… great discussion! 17h

Centique @CarolynM its so good! I hope you love it too. Go in without reading blurbs/synopsis if possible 👍 5h

Centique @Bookwormjillk @Cathythoughts 😘 great company to be in! 5h

Billypar This is at the top of my list this year too. It was also the exact right book I needed for the moment: I've been more distracted lately, and this was one of the few recent reading experiences where I felt truly immersed in the action. 2h

Centique @Billypar i feel very much the same! The start of the year i have struggled to finish books. Just hitting a streak of really good books now which i hope will get my reading mojo back 💕 35m

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Night_Reader

The Safekeep | Yael van der Wouden

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4/5 🌟

Atmospheric, intriguing and a solid debut novel.

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BookishRedhead

Stuff Dutch people like: a celebration of the Lowlands and its peculiar inhabitants | Colleen Geske

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Research.
Cute, little book about the history, culture and food of Amsterdam.
Beautiful pictures
Can't believe I'll be there in 6 weeks

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BookishRedhead

Stuff Dutch people like: a celebration of the Lowlands and its peculiar inhabitants | Colleen Geske

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I'm not Dutch (even though a Dutch person thought I was) but this is pretty interesting on learning about daily life and the locals

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Texreader

A Brief History of the Netherlands | Paul F. State

Another fun fact (if true) about our January #foodandlit country #Netherlands. 🤣🤣🤣

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AmyG Ha! That is ridiculous. I love it. 3w

TheBookgeekFrau 🤣🤣 3w

Ruthiella 😂😂😂 🐦 3w

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ChaoticMissAdventures Not the black bar!! 😂 3w

GingerAntics 🤣😂🤣 3w

BarbaraBB I can‘t imagine it to be true but it sounds so fun! 3w

Catsandbooks 😂😂 3w

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Texreader

A Brief History of the Netherlands | Paul F. State

Another fun fact about the #Netherlands our January country for #foodandlit @Catsandbooks

https://www.instagram.com/p/DGtz04quhmn/?igsh=OXBod2JkNnZpOHpo

dabbe I don't know about this combo. 🤔🤩🤣 1mo

Texreader @dabbe yea, but on the other hand this could have been the food I tried for #foodandlit in January! 😁 (edited) 1mo

GingerAntics That‘s an… interesting… combination 1mo

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Hooked_on_books Clearly my husband was born in the wrong place. He‘d be all over this! 1mo

Catsandbooks Yum! 😂 1mo

AnnCrystal 🧐🤔🍫😋💝. 1mo

Gissy I participate in #foodandlit but only read the books because I‘m a terrible cook😳But I can try this😃but only with few melted chocolate sprinkles, I think it will taste like a donut because it is with butter bread😋 1mo

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akfreeborn

The Safekeep | Yael van der Wouden

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This debut novel was beautifully written about the quieter wrongs that took place in Holland affecting Jews during WWII and how long after those wrongs could not wholly be corrected.

Texreader A great book! 1mo

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Bookbuyingaddict

The Safekeep | Yael van der Wouden

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Really ??? This was shortlisted for the women‘s prize ? I bought it after listening to a book tuber comparing the authors writing to Sarah waters. Sorry no ! First half is just boring , admittedly it does pick up and has a great twist at the end but sadly not worthy of more stars from me !

CatMS Agree, picked up in library to see if I wanted to read and decided I did not. 1mo

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ErikasMindfulShelf

The Safekeep | Yael van der Wouden

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I did not know much about this book going in. It was not at all what I expected, but I loved it.

AmyG Same here. 2mo

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