Dutch writer and Booker Prize 2024 shortlisted author Yael van der Wouden poses with a copy of her book 'The Safekeep' during the Booker Prize 2024 Award photo call event, at the Southbank centre, in central London, on November 11, 2024. The winner of the 2024 Booker Prize is to be announced on October 12, with a record five female authors vying to win the prestigious English-language literary award. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP)