This was such an intriguing story and a plot that "snuck up" on me. The first scene describes a very unhappy little girl, recently moved from Paris to the south of France, on a school field trip. She seems a little "off," so when the scene ends up with her screaming, you aren't really sure what she's upset about. You don't figure it out until the very end of the book, and it is something pretty horrible--so she is justified to be screaming!

I loved the setting of this book, England and France, and the intricately developed characters. Tremain has a special ability to describe a character's inner thinking especially in regard to reactions to someone's social cues and innuendos. I love that. The "trespass" part of the book is multifaceted and mainly involves trespasses within relationships but also, the idea of "foreigners" settling in rural France and "liberties" taken among various people. Ultimately, this is a murder mystery, very subtle as it builds to a big ending with many lives changed forever!

--Recommended by Susie