Reading Club - The Safekeep by Yael van Der Wouden
Welcome to Reading Club at La Camionera, where we read and discuss queer, literary and theory classics on the third Sunday of every month!
Feel free to arrive early to do some reading before we begin (or stay later and keep chatting!) Each session will begin with an introduction to the text of the week, before opening up into group discussion and a chance to break off into smaller circles. Every attendee will receive a book review card to fill out, prompts to guide discussion, and a suggestion for further readings.
Readers of all experiences very welcome.
Finishing the text beforehand is advised but not essential <3
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Reading List for Summer 2026:
MAY (17): Written on the Body - Jeanette Winterson
JUNE (21): Sister Outsider: Essays & Speeches - Audre Lorde
JULY (19): The Safekeep - Yael van der Wouden
AUGUST (16): Hijab Butch Blues - Lamya H.
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THIS MONTH: The Safekeep - Yael van Der Wouden
A true page-turning read for July, and the winner of the 2025 Women's Prize for Fiction.
Overijssel province, the Netherlands. 1961. Isabel is a lonely, tightly-controlled woman living alone in her late mother’s country house. She receives an unexpected guest when her brother Louis asks that his girlfriend Eva move into the home for the summer. What first begins with unruly clashes and rigidity, slowly transforms into something emotional, intense and particularly complicated.
Question pointers will be shared on social media closer to the date. Can’t wait to discuss with you all!
BUY A SECONDHAND COPY - HERE
No free PDFs available this time since this is a new 2024 release – sorry!
This is an LGBTQIA+ event
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