Synopses & Reviews
Set in the hills of Kentucky, Edra Ziesks 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.
The novel is about obligations to family and to self, whether its best to stay put or move on, how much the past affects the present. Set amid a landscape as powerfully drawn as any of the characters, The Trespasser is ultimately about the many different forms of love.
About the Author
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 lives in New York City with her husband and daughter.