The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden childrens the same as all its

the same as all its neighbours

plus plenty for vegans

' Ann Patchett on The Overstory'Breathtaking

and Arthur Conan Doyle's most loved creations

utterly of the moment

The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden childrens the same as all itsBomb craters have been filled, buildings reconstructed, and the war is well and truly over. Living alone in her late mother's country home, Isabel's life is as it should be: led by routine and discipline. 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 Eva is Isabel's antithesis: sleeps late, wakes late, walks loudly through the house and touches things