Then the father of a student is savagely beaten, setting in motion a chain reaction that will threaten everything, and everyone, Cushla most wants to protect. Against her better judgment, Cushla lets herself get drawn in by him and his sophisticated world, and an affair ignites. There she meets Michael Agnew, a Protestant barrister who’s made a name for himself defending IRA members. Set in Northern Ireland during the Troubles, a shattering novel about a young woman caught between allegiance to community and a dangerous passion.Īmid daily reports of violence, Cushla lives a quiet life with her mother in a small town near Belfast, teaching at a parochial school and moonlighting at her family’s pub. “TRESPASSES vaults Kennedy into the ranks of such contemporary masters as McCann, Claire Keegan, Colin Barrett, and fellow Sligo resident, Kevin Barry.
“Brilliant, beautiful, heartbreaking.”-J.Courtney Sullivan, New York Times Book Review SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 1 BESTSELLER - SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMENS PRIZE 2023 Kindle Edition by Louise Kennedy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition 4,645 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 11.05 Read with Our Free App Hardcover 34.95 4 New from 34.95 THE NO. NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST
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