Tresspass

""Trespass" might as well be "Desert Solitaire"'s literary heir . . . It's hard to imagine a personal history more transporting that this one."--Judith Lewis, "Los Angels Times Book Review " "Trespass" is the story of one woman's struggle to gain footing in inhospitable territory. A wilderness activist and apostate Mormon, Amy Irvine sought respite in the desert outback of southern Utah's red-rock country after her father's suicide, only to find out just how much of an interloper she was among her own people. But more than simply an exploration of personal loss, "Trespass" is an elegy for a dying world, for the ruin of one of our most beloved and unique desert landscapes and for our vanishing connection to it. Fearing what her father's fate might somehow portend for her, Irvine retreated into the remote recesses of the Colorado Plateau--home not only to the world's most renowned national parks but also to a rugged brand of cowboy Mormonism that stands in defiant contrast to the world at large. Her story is one of ruin and restoration, of learning to live among people who fear the wilderness the way they fear the devil and how that fear fuels an antagonism toward environmental concerns that pervades the region. At the same time, Irvine mourns her own loss of wildness and disconnection from spirituality, while ultimately discovering that the provinces of nature and faith are not as distinct as she once might have believed. 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 I en stille dal bor Armaon Lunel i et stort hus bygget av stein. Han er alkoholiker, hjemsøkt av sin voldelige fortid og ute av stand til å foreta seg noe. Han lar jakthundene sulte og jorden forfalle. Like i nærheten bor søsteren Audrun, alene i sin moderne bungalow. Hun drømmer fortsatt om et nytt liv. Til denne lille landsbyen kommer den velstående med desillusjonerte antikvitetshandleren Anthony fra London for å starte et nytt liv i Frankrike. Men fra det øyeblikket han kommer, starter en rekke ustoppelige hendelser; to verdener kolliderer, gamle grenser krysses, tabuer blir brutt og voldelig handlinger blir begått. Alt mot et bakteppe av de mektige åsene og det franske landskapet. To av forfatterens bøker er oversatt til norsk: "Fargen" og "Musikk og stillhet" '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 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. But from the moment he arrives at the Mas Lunel, a frightening and unstoppable series of consequences is set in motion. In a silent valley stands an isolated farmhouse, the Mas Lunel. Its owner is Aramon Lunel, an alcoholic so haunted by his violent past that he's become incapable of all meaningful action, letting his land go to ruin. Set in the beautiful heartland of southern France, Trespass is a thrilling novel about disputed territory, sibling love and revenge. The uneasy peace between an alcoholic brother and his sister is disturbed by an antiques dealer who is looking to relocate