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Trespass

By: Rose Tremain
Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson
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In a silent valley stands an isolated stone farmhouse. Its owner is Aramon Lunel, an alcoholic so haunted by his violent past that he’s let his hunting dogs starve and his land go to ruin.

Meanwhile, his sister, alone in her modern bungalow within sight of the Mas Lunel, dreams of exacting retribution for the unspoken betrayals that have blighted her life.

Into this closed world comes Anthony Verey, a wealthy but disillusioned antiques dealer from London. Anthony hopes to remake his life in France, and he begins looking at properties in the region. But, from the moment he arrives at the Mas Lunel, a frightening and unstoppable series of consequences is set in motion.

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Listening to Juliet was the only thing that kept me from abandoning this lack lustre and rather depressing book. I normally love Rose Tremain books but not this one.

Stirling performance by Juliet Stevenson but depressing story

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Alternating between rural France, where an elderly villa owner and his sister look after a crumbling villa, and London, where an ageing antiques dealer contemplates his increasingly empty life, this is a novel that morphs from a relatively gentle story into a dark thriller about lust, long-buried family secrets and naked revenge. That transformation makes it a beguiling listen.

A story of obsession, lust, despair - and revenge

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Not quite my taste in books. A little too slow. Probably better as a book to read.

Slow in places

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I’ve read Trespass more than once. It is very well written and excellently narrated by Juliet Stevenson. A very sad story about family love and abuse which led to a tragic outcome. The characters are described so well by Rose Tremain you can almost imagine how they are feeling and understand their actions. I highly recommend this book.

Intriguing story

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Well done to Juliet Stevenson on a superb presentation of this novel.

The story itself is slow to get going, dark and quite uncomfortable at times. I could not warm to any of the characters, they were simply not very nice people and to be honest if it wasn’t for the narrator I would’ve given up.

I’m glad it’s finished.

Saved by the narrator

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Can’t sufficiently recommend this book to anyone enjoying a well-crafted story, written with brilliance and love. Ms Tremain gives us a tale of greed, of place, and ultimately of revenge. On the way we meet such interesting and flawed characters, most of whom will stay with me for a long time to come. A literary tour de force.

Wonderful story, beautifully narrated

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my first book from rose Tremain and it was very good. the performance was excellent as I expected. I will definitely try another.

I enjoyed this more than I expected to.

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At first there appear to be four separate stories: a young school-girl, Melody, unhappy about her family's move from Paris to the wilds of the South of France; a wealthy, homosexual antiques dealer in London yearning for change; his sister living in the south of France in a lesbian relationship; an aging Frenchman living in a crumbling mansion and his sister living resentfully nearby in a bungalow. Her life scarred by being sexual abused by her brother and father when a young woman. As you can see there's a morass of unhappiness to add to a slowing evolving story with tragic consequences. The title 'Trepass' gradually begins to make sense as the four sets of characters eventually come together in the South of France.
At first I thought the book was just going to be about feelings and the evocation of the atmosphere of the South of France, but, as you'll find out, it's much more than this. The pleasure of the book is greatly enhanced by Juliet Stephenson's excellent narration: she uses her beautiful and expressive voice to bring the many characters to life.

A slow-burner of a book

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Maybe its just that because of current world events but I want to be taken away by a good story and this wasn't it. There was too much ugliness shoe horned into it. Incest and murder was not what i was expecting.

too ugly

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I've become a great fan of Rose Tremain over the past few years and this is one of her best. The various threads are skilfully woven and I was constantly surprised by the twists and turns of the tale. Loved Juliet's narration.

beautifully written, beautifully narrated

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