‘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 Mc Ewan’s SATURDAY’ FINANCIAL TIMES’Mesmerizing … a war novel that gives you a glimpse of what war might really mean … Trespass revels in truth’ WASHINGTON POSTToby 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…
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