Trespassers [Paperback]

Years after suffering sexual and verbal abuse at the hands of her stepfather, Melanie is still haunted by her past. Her husband, Julius?a 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 ofA Mouthful of AirandI Smile Back
Years after suffering sexual and verbal abuse at the hands of her stepfather, Melanie is still haunted by her past. Her husband, Julius?a 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. 2014 marks the 40th anniversary of the adoption of the Child Abuse & Prevention Act, designed to improve the reporting, identification, and prevention of child abuse. 1 in 3 girls and 1 in 6 boys will be victims of sexual abuse before their eighteenth birthday. There are more than 42 million survivors of sexual abuse in America today. A portion of all proceeds will be donated to a charity local to the authors current city of Birmingham, AL that helps abused and negllһ