Trespass

Worlds collide, ancient boundaries are crossed, taboos are broken and a violent crime is committed in Rose Tremain’s powerful and unsettling novel.In a silent valley stands an isolated stone farmhouse. Its owner is an alcoholic - so haunted by his violent past that he’s become incapable of all meaningful action. He lets his hunting dogs starve and his land go to ruin. His sister lives alone and dreams of exacting retribution for unspoken betrayals. Into this closed Cévenol world comes a disillusioned antique dealer from London. From the moment he arrives, a frightening and unstoppable series of events is set in motion."Tremain sensually, and intricately depicts the landscape, gardens, and woods of southern France. The author's latest is worth reading for its flights of interior narration and iridescent, vivid descriptions. There’s a solid story to boot. A well-executed, intense tale of dark family secrets coming to light in a sunny place." - Kirkus Reviews"[B]oth vivid and wonderfully compressed, the eye that is cast over proceedings unblinking. There is no striving for effect; such imagery as is deployed is perfectly judged, the storytelling is stripped down to its purest form, and the command of the material is total. The novel is only 250 pages long, but it packs an enormous punch – the work of a writer at the top of her game." - The Independent (UK)Rose Tremain was shortlisted for the Booker prize for Restoration. She wasn’t done, however, and renewed her acquaintance with the prize in 2010 as a longlistee with Trespass. She is the author of 16 novels and five collections of short stories and was on the stellar 1983 Granta Best of Young British novelists list. Her own books have won her a slew of awards, including a Whitbread award and the Orange Prize, and she has also taught at the University of East Anglia and served as its Chancellor. From The Author Of The Gustav Sonata In A Silent Valley In Southern France Stands An Isolated Stone Farmhouse, The Mas Lunel. Its Owner Is Aramon Lunel, An Alcoholic Haunted By His Violent Past. His Sister, Audrun, Alone In Her 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 Seeking To Remake His Life In France. From The Moment He Arrives At The Mas Lunel, A Frightening And Unstoppable Series Of Consequences Is Set In Motion... Over A Million Rose Tremain Books Sold ‘a Writer Of Exceptional Talent ... Tremain Is A Writer Who Understands Every Emotion’ Independent I ‘there Are Few Writers Out There With The Dexterity Or Emotional Intelligence To Rival That Of The Great Rose Tremain’ Irish Times ‘tremain Has The Painterly Genius Of An Old Master, And She Uses It To Stunning Effect’ The Times ‘rose Tremain Is One Of The Very Finest British Novelists’ Salman Rushdie ‘tremain Is A Writer Of Exemplary Vision And Particularity. The Fictional World Is Rendered With Extraordinary Vividness’ Marcel Theroux, Guardian An electrifying novel about disputed territory, sibling love, and devastating revenge from the celebrated author of *The Road Home* and *Restoration*. 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. ([W. W. Norton][1]) [1]: http://books.wwnorton.com/books/detail.aspx?ID=17142 'THRILLING...a terrific book, accomplished in its poised, imaginative storytelling and its vivid, sensual rendering of landscape and character, emotion and memory' The Times In a silent valley in southern France stands an isolated stone farmhouse, the Mas Lunel. Its owner is Aramon Lunel, an alcoholic haunted by his violent past. His sister, Audrun, alone in her 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 seeking to remake his life in France. From the moment he arrives at the Mas Lunel, a frightening and unstoppable series of consequences is set in motion... "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 who has escaped to stay with his sister. When he sets his sights on the Mas, a frightening and unstoppable series of consequences is set in motion