The Trespasser

“It takes two to tango.” And love is like a tango. It needs only two, because three is too much.”

Siegmund is a violinist married to Beatrice, with whom he has several children. But his marriage is not good and he falls in love with his colleague, Helena. Both of them go on the Isle of Wight for a week and spend a wonderful time filled with a lot of passion and love. Upon their return at home, Siegmund realizes that he can’t live without Helena. Then, things become complicated, because some decisions are not as easy as we would want them to be. Torn between the love he feels for Helena and his duty towards his wife and their children, he cannot bear that burden and decides to take the easy road – to kill himself. Behind him, he leaves two women who loved him and his children. But life goes on, and people get over. Will these two women get over Siegnumd? Will they move on with their lives?

This novel investigates the way emotions and mind work, going deep under the surface of people, exploring their psychology.

The author created a masterpiece in the field of psychological literature, still writing it as a novel that tells a story. He created a subtle book, with natural descriptions, in which nothing is simple or obvious.