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Trespasses

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Trespasses

Written by: Louise Kennedy
Narrated by: Brid Brennan
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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.

©2022 Louise Kennedy (P)2022 Penguin Audio Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Heartfelt

What the critics say

“Brilliant, beautiful, heartbreaking. . . A rising sense of tension throughout comes to a shocking head. I am not a crier, but by the final pages of Trespasses, I was in tears. It’s a testament to Kennedy’s talents that we come to love and care so much about her characters. And that reading about a long and difficult period from the recent past feels not like history, but like a warning.”—J.Courtney Sullivan, New York Times Book Review

“Brilliantly depicted. . . . Kennedy has written a captivating first novel which manages to be beautiful and devastating in equal measure.”—The Washington Post

“Absorbing. . . . vivid, skillful. . . . wise far beyond its first book status, Trespasses vaults Kennedy into the ranks of such contemporary masters as McCann, Claire Keegan, . . . [and] Kevin Barry.”—Oprah Daily
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What an amazing novel. Each character seemed so real and description of the Troubles very well written. I love this writer and will check out more of her books.

Ten out of ten for the narration.

Brilliant…

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This is why I love Audible. Trespasses is one of my favourite audio books of the past year. An uncomplicated story and a fine example of “less is more”. Well written and I loved the narrator. It carries on in the tradition of excellence of great Irish authors. Hope to hear more from both Louise Kennedy and Bird Brennan.

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This beautifully written novel paints a vivid image of life in the North of Ireland during the Troubles.

Compelling and vivd

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It was a great story overall but if you are not familiar with the history of Ireland it is hard to follow. The author didn’t even say the time and the context of the story. She just assumed you knew. I struggled to understand with some side internet look up to try to explain the background. I actually couldn’t get into it until the last two hours.

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