The Trespasser: A Novel - Tapa dura

"The Trespasser is flawless, miraculously crafted, and deeply satisfying. Edra Ziesk's characters are honed by fierce and relentless urgency. Who is the trespasser? In this splendid and luminous novel, no one asks: they think they know." - Mary Hood, author of Familiar Heat "I was caught up in the stories of these people in this place and privy to their secret lives. If the novelist's first obligation is to create the world of the novel, Ms. Ziesk succeeds handsomely. A triumph." - Lee Martin, author of The Bright Forever "The Trespasser is a remarkable tale about the brief quiet times of life interrupted by events of violence that lead back to the preternatural quiet, all bound by brilliant, crystalline language that speaks to the reader without bombast or flabbiness, all of it clear, dangerous, exact, and utterly absorbing." - Paula Fox, author of Borrowed Finery "A compelling story of love and home and family, of bonds and rifts and what endures, all delivered with Ziesk's keen eye for detail, her unfailing ear for what can be said as well as what cannot, and her uncommon grace and insight." - Janet Peery, author of The River Beyond the World "A sustained piece of storytelling, subtle, and beautifully nuanced." - Sheila Kohler, author of Crossways"

Set in the hills of Kentucky, Edra Ziesk s third novel deals with boundaries and ownership, visible and invisible, present and past. It is the gripping story of what happens to a small Appalachian community when an outsider pays an unexpected visit, and everyone discovers there are many kinds of boundaries, and more than one way to trespass. The novel is about obligations to family and to self, whether it s best to stay put or move on, how much the past affects the present. Set amid a landscape as powerfully drawn as any of the characters, "The Trespasser "is ultimately about the many different forms of love."