"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
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.
"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
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EDRA ZIESK is the author of two previous novels, Acceptable
Losses (SMU, 1996) and A Cold Spring, as well as many short
stories. She is the recipient of fellowships in fiction from the National
Endowment for the Arts and the New York Foundation for the Arts.
She teaches in New York City where she lives with her husband and
daughter.
What people are saying about this book
"In Ziesk's taut and moving novel we see an isolated, tightly knit
society recoil from calamity and then come to terms with it. This
story has the impact—and the enlightenment —of a savage
revelation."—Fred Chappell, author of Farewell, I'm Bound to Leave
You
"A sustained piece of storytelling, subtle, and beautifully nuanced."
—Sheila Kohler, author of Crossways
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