Customer Reviews

The Trespass

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

In the London cholera epidemic of 1849, MP Sir Charles Cooper is

worried for his youngest daughter, seventeen year old Harriet, and

resolves to send her away to the country until the danger has past.

Harriet is pleased to get away from her father, but also worried that

he won't send her elder sister, Mary, with her. Isn't she in danger

from the cholera too? (More danger than either of them know, for Mary

has been helping a doctor treat the cholera patients in the poorest

parts of London.)

Harriet enjoys her stay in the country with her cousins, and wonders

at the easy way the family has with each other, for there is a dark

secret at her London home, one she has no words for, because how can

a young lady speak of the unspeakable?

Harriet plans a daring escape to New Zealand, following in the footsteps

of her cousin, for surely even her father's reach cannot get so far

as New Zealand?

This book is excellent, with a little dash of history thrown in now and

then, but without turning the novel into a history book. The main

emphasis is on the characters, and what characters they were. So

realisitic and evolved. I was on tenterhooks the whole time wondering

of Harriet could ever escape.

At a time when women had no money of their own (unless they were lower

class and could work), they were owned first by their fathers and

then by their husbands, and were not even allowed to work, how could

a young girl escape her terrible fate?

"Everything you say is yours, belongs to me, is provided by me,

everything, every breath that you take belongs to me. I am your

father. And as you well know you owe me absolute obedience."

I devoured this book in two days, you just have to keep reading to

find out what happens next. With a wealth of historical detail and

well drawn characters, it's one you'd want to read again.

Reviewed by Annette Gisby, author of The Chosen.

This is one of the best books of historical fiction I have ever read.The characters are so belivable you feel you have been transport in time and are part of their world. I read this book in two days, much to the happiness of my children who orded takeout for dinner 2 nights in arrow. (they never get takeout)

That is what the cover of this little known book should say. I am a big fan of historical fiction and The Trespass was one of the best books in this genre I have ever read. I was hooked right from page one and the story never lost my interest. I felt like I was right there with this young girl Harriet, while she was trying to get away from her father and her life in London.

This book was very moving. I love reading historical fiction, and I got that with this book plus so much more. This is the story about Harriet, who is sent to the country after a cholera outbreak in London. However, Harriet is worried about her sister, Mary, who is still in London. Certain events lead Harriet plan to run away to New Zealand. This book is simply captivating. The story line drew me in from the start, and it had some twists and turns I was not expecting, but in the end I was glad I bought this book. Get it!