Book Reviews

''A compelling, wonderfully observed study of families and the histories from which they evolve ... a strikingly resonant and emotive novel'' TIME OUT

''Serene echoes of Ian McEwan''s SATURDAY'' FINANCIAL TIMES

''Mesmerizing ... a war novel that gives you a glimpse of what war might really mean ... Trespass revels in truth'' WASHINGTON POST

Synopsis

Toby and Salome are a young, modern couple living in New York, but their backgrounds are world apart. He is a middle-class all-American boy from a family of academics; she is a Croatian refugee raised in New Orleans.

When Salome unexpectedly becomes pregnant, they decide to spend their lives together and hastily marry. But finding a way to reconcile their families and pasts proves a difficult task. Toby''s mother''s deep-seated mistrust of Salome causes tension, leaving her unable to accept her new daughter-in-law. But Salome''s past, full of dangerous secrets, is more horrifying than any of them could imagine - and the violence that destroyed her homeland is far from over...