Trespassers
By (Author) Andrea Miles
She Writes Press
She Writes Press
11th December 2014
New edition
United States
General
Fiction
FIC
Paperback
252
Width 139mm, Height 215mm
Years after suffering sexual and verbal abuse at the hands of her stepfather, Melanie is still haunted by her past. Her husband, Juliusa cop, and thus experienced in dealing with crime and punishmentstruggles to understand his wifes silent pain, but he cant give her the closure she needs.
Determined to exorcise her past, Melanie must choose between revenge and forgiveness. The first may destroy her marriagebut shes not convinced that the second will bring her the peace of mind she so desperately yearns for.
Haunting and hard-edged, Trespassers is an unflinching exploration of what happens to an individualand a familyin the aftermath of abuse.
Miless characters are very human, and their longing for connection is palpable. Trespassers is a brave and powerful novel. Amy Koppelman, author of A Mouthful of Air and I Smile Back
Andrea Miles earned her Masters of Professional Writing from the University of Southern California. Originally from Pocomoke, Maryland, she currently lives in Birmingham, Alabama with her husband and three children. Trespassers is her first novel. To learn more, visit her at www.andreamiles.com.