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Trespasses

by Louise Kennedy

Private choices amid public conflict

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Awards & Recognition

  • Award recognition

    Women's Prize for Fiction shortlist

    Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction.

  • Editorial selection

    The Washington Post Best Book of the Year

    Named a best book of the year by The Washington Post.

  • Critical praise

    Praise from J. Courtney Sullivan in the New York Times Book Review

    J. Courtney Sullivan praised the book as “Brilliant, beautiful, heartbreaking.”

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Private choices amid public conflict

Set in a small town near Belfast during the Troubles, the novel places Cushla’s work as a parochial-school teacher and her family’s pub alongside the violence shaping daily life. Her relationship with Michael Agnew, a Protestant barrister known for defending IRA members, crosses religious and political lines. When a pupil’s father is beaten, the consequences reach into the circle Cushla is trying to protect. The story brings intimate relationships and community loyalties into direct contact with the conflict in Northern Ireland, grounding its personal stakes in a specific period and place.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in fiction set during the Troubles and the social divisions of Northern Ireland.
  • Readers drawn to stories that connect family and romantic relationships with political conflict.
  • Readers interested in characters balancing personal choices against community loyalties.

Themes

The Troubles in Northern IrelandCommunity allegianceReligious and political divisionsRomantic relationships amid conflict

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Book overview

NOW A PBS MINISERIES STARRING GILLIAN ANDERSON

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION

"Brilliant, beautiful, heartbreaking."--J.Courtney Sullivan, New York Times Book Review

"TRESPASSES vaults Kennedy into the ranks of such contemporary masters as McCann, Claire Keegan, Colin Barrett, and fellow Sligo resident, Kevin Barry." --Oprah Daily

Set in Northern Ireland during the Troubles, a shattering novel about a young woman caught between allegiance to community and a dangerous passion.

Amid 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. There she meets Michael Agnew, a Protestant barrister who's made a name for himself defending IRA members. Against her better judgment, Cushla lets herself get drawn in by him and his sophisticated world, and an affair ignites. 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.
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