Trespass and other stories

"Judy Wilson writes with a fierce, unblinking eye about the crippling troubles facing ordinary people. Her work often verges on the grotesque, finding in unspeakable misfortune the sublime and cherished redemption that her characters, and often we readers, seek. The work is always stunning, unforgiving, exquisitely hewn, pitch perfect, intensely human, generous beyond measure." -FREDERICK BARTHELME "With this haunting collection Judy Wilson fiercely enters the tribe of Dorothy Allison and Larry Brown, leaving her own unique, indelible mark. Not since I first read Tillie Olsen and Grace Paley have images and narrative witness of motherhood and hard work hit a core that ached so deeply. A gorgeous debut." -DARLIN' NEAL "At piers and Wal-Marts, hospitals and highways-with syndromes, slivers, Big Wheels and birds-Judy Wilson's Trespass is a world of heartbreak and beauty. Unforgettable, funny, brave, it is a place one must go." -KIM CHINQUEE