Description

A seemingly simple introduction—Toby Gale bringing his new girlfriend home to meet his mother—quickly curdles into something far more dangerous. As the women’s dislike sharpens into open hostility, the household’s calm surface begins to fracture, revealing a world where betrayal can turn intimate spaces into battlegrounds. With rich, shimmering prose and a keen sense of menace, the novel explores how secrets travel through families, how desire and loyalty can be weaponized, and how the past refuses to stay buried. In the end, every relationship becomes a test of trust, and every “welcome” carries the threat of trespass.

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hardcover

Weidenfeld & Nicolson

Published Sep 27, 2007

304 pages

ISBN: 9780297848561

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Details

First Published

2007

Language

eng

Content Warnings

Content and trigger warnings for Trespass by Valerie Martin.

Sexual Violence
Abuse
Death/Grief
War/Trauma