The 30th winner of the Women’s Prize for Fiction is Yael van der Wouden’s unsettling, tightly-plotted debut novel which explores repressed desire and historical amnesia set against the backdrop of the Netherlands post-WWII, The Safekeep.
The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden is the 30th winner of the Women’s Prize for Fiction. This unsettling, tightly-plotted debut novel explores repressed desire and historical amnesia against the backdrop of the Netherlands post-WWII. The Safekeep is at once a highly-charged, claustrophobic drama played out between two deeply flawed characters, and a bold, insightful exploration of the emotional aftermath of trauma and complicity.
The winner of the 2025 Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction is Rachel Clarke’s clear-sighted and vital exploration into the human experience behind organ donation, The Story of a Heart.
The Story of a Heart by Rachel Clarke is the winner of the 2025 Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction. Interweaving two intimate family stories, we meet nine-year old Kiera who dies following a catastrophic car accident and Max, also nine-years old, who faces imminent heart failure due to a viral infection. The Story of a Heart is a clear-sighted, vital exploration into the human experience behind organ donation. Inspiring, profoundly moving and insightful, it celebrates both an indefatigable respect for life, the generosity and tenacity of the human spirit and the sheer miracle of modern science.
The Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction celebrates excellence, originality and accessibility in narrative non-fiction written by women.
Both winners received a cheque of £30,000 and a limited edition statue.
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