Trespass by Rose Tremain (Chatto & Windus, £17.99) (From The Northern Echo)
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Trespass by Rose Tremain (Chatto & Windus, £17.99)
11:17am Saturday 20th March 2010 in
A DEPARTURE from Tremain’s optimistic last novel, The Road Home, winner of the 2008 Orange Prize.
While they may share similar themes of displacement and belonging, Trespass is decidedly bleaker, portraying the ugliness of human nature.
Set in the verdant Cevennes hills of southern France, it tells of rivalry and love between two sets of siblings.
The links Tremain weaves between her characters are solid and convincing. The deftly executed ending is redemptive and moving – a reason in itself to buy the book.
Trisha Andres
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