Trespasses

ΓÇ£Brilliant,beautifulheartbreaking.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöJ.Courtney SullivanNew York Times Book Review ΓÇ£TRESPASSES vaults Kennedy into the ranks of such contemporary masters as McCannClaire KeeganColin Barrettand fellow Sligo residentKevin Barry.ΓÇ¥ ΓÇöOprah Daily Set in Northern Ireland during the Troublesa shattering novel about a young woman caught between allegiance to community and a dangerous passion. Amid daily reports of violenceCushla lives a quiet life with her mother in a small town near Belfast. By day she teaches at a parochial school; at night she fills in at her familyΓÇÖs pub. There she meets Michael Agnewa barrister whoΓÇÖs made a name for himself defending IRA members. Against her better judgment ΓÇô Michael is not only Protestant but olderand married ΓÇô Cushla lets herself get drawn in by him and his sophisticated worldand an affair ignites. Then the father of a student is savagely beatensetting in motion a chain reaction that will threaten everythingand everyoneCushla most wants to protect. As tender as it is unflinchingTrespasses is a heart-poundingheart-rending drama of thwarted love and irreconcilable loyaltiesin a place what you come from seems to count more than what you door whom you cherish.