Trespass

Trespass

An electrifying novel about disputed territory, sibling love, and devastating revenge. In a silent valley in southern France stands an isolated stone farmhouse, the Mas Lunel. Aramon, the owner, is so haunted by his violent past that he's become incapable of all meaningful action, letting his hunting dogs starve and his land go to ruin. Meanwhile, his sister Audrun, alone in her modern bungalow within sight of the Mas Lunel, dreams of exacting retribution for the unspoken betrayals that have blighted her life. Into this closed world comes Anthony Verey, a wealthy but disillusioned antiques dealer from London. When he sets his sights on the Mas, a frightening and unstoppable series of consequences is set in motion. "[Tremain] turns to the mountains and villages of the Cévennes to bring us a different vision of cultural collision and the experience of the outsider... it is a successful novel, well made and written with a light touch." -- "Guardian (London)" "A well-executed, intense tale of dark family secrets coming to light in a sunny place." -- "Kirkus Reviews" "Ms. Tremain has implicated the reader in her potent little horror story, asking us all whether we truly own what we think is ours or whether we only trespass." -- "Wall Street Journal" "Tremain is as ambitious as her better known male compatriots. She seems ready to try any form, any style, even any worldview... Trespass will entice American readers to experience the riches and wisdom of Rose Tremain's large and varied body of work. She is a maestro." -- "Washington Post" Rose Tremain 's novels and short stories have been published in thirty countries and have won many awards, including the Orange Prize ( The Road Home ), the Dylan Thomas Award (The Colonel's Daughter and Other Stories), the Whitbread Novel of the Year ( Music & Silence ) the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and the Prix Femina in France ( Sacred Country ) and the South Bank Sky Arts Award ( The Gustav Sonata ). Her most recent novel is Lily , a Richard and Judy Book Club selection. Rose Tremain was made a CBE in 2007 and a Dame in 2020. She lives in Norfolk and London with the biographer, Richard Holmes. Juliet Stevenson is an English stage and screen actress as well as an audiobook narrator. Nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for the film Madly Truly Deeply, she has also appeared in films such as Bend It Like Beckham and Nicholas Nickleby. Used Book in Good Condition