The Trespasser: A Novel - Hardcover

"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"

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.