Trespass: A Novel

By Grace Dane Mazur

Book Overview

"She was not afraid of this man, but it flustered her that his small conversational rudeness--the abruptness of his refusal to explain about bathtubs--seemed to have given him the upper hand. No... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1555973647
• ISBN13: 9781555973643
• Release Date: June 2002
• Publisher: Graywolf Press
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.1" x 0.6" x 6.5"

Customer Reviews

Traipsing into TRESPASS

Last year I read mathematician Barry Mazur's nonfiction book, "Imagining Numbers," and noted he was married to a novelist, whom I'd never heard of. Curious to find out what sort of novelist would be married to one of the world's foremost mathematicians, I ordered her novel.I enjoyed it tremendously. While there are many strengths, I particularly enjoyed the character Jake, a mail order minister, gardener and sometime pot grower.He's one of the best characters I've read in a long time, and the scene where he christens twins one of the funniest. My only regret is that Ms. Mazur didn't write a mathematician character.

A cautious read, but worth it

I actually had to read this book for a class but was mildly surprised with what Mazur has to offer. This book begins just as the back cover description goes, with a woman finding a strange man bathing in her washtub. An odd beginning for an outstandingly odd story. While it seems to border at times with the fringes of a bad soap opera, this story manages to capture the reality of a strikingly different life situation. It gives further focus to the human condition of finding boundaries and giving definition to overlapping human relationships.