Trespass

A brilliant and hugely topical psychological suspense novel about the ultimate trespass. A young woman discovers that the man she shared her life with was an undercover cop. If your past is all a lie, then who are you? As a teenager, Tess falls into environmental activism - and the arms of an older and very charismatic protester. When he suddenly disappears, leaving her pregnant and alone, her happiness is shattered. Slowly, though, she rebuilds a life for herself and her daughter Mia. It is not until Mia is nearly thirteen that she starts to question what her mother has always told her about her father and his past. Meanwhile Tess must confront suspicions of her own about the man she loved and lost. As mother and daughter pull apart, the certainties of memory and history begin to unravel and a single shocking question emerges: who was he?'A magnificent, nuanced and intricate novel... Trespass is as political as it is personal, both moving and psychologically fascinating' Sadie Jones'All the excitement of a thriller with the depth of a literary novel' Cathy Rentzenbrink'A novel about love - and state-sanctioned impunity ... Paranoid fantasy or reality? Brilliant, chilling' Helena Kennedy QC'Some characters pull you in from the off and that's exactly how I felt about Tess' Good Housekeeping When your past is a lie, who are you? 'Provocative, moving and timely' Mail on Sunday'Angry and engaged' Sunday Times'So perceptive and clever... I read Trespass in one go' Cathy Rentzenbrink'As political as it is personal, both moving and psychologically fascinating' Sadie JonesAs a teenager, Tess falls into environmental activism - and the arms of a charismatic older protester. When he suddenly disappears, leaving her pregnant and alone, her happiness is shattered. Slowly, though, she rebuilds a life for herself and her daughter Mia. It is not until Mia is nearly thirteen that she starts to question what her mother has always told her about her father and his past. Meanwhile Tess must confront suspicions of her own about the man she loved and lost. As mother and daughter pull apart, the certainties of memory and history begin to unravel and a single shocking question emerges: who was he?