Book jacket image for Trespasses by Louise Kennedy

Riverhead

9780593540893

STARRED REVIEW

Trespasses

Reading Trespasses is an exercise in trust, in letting oneself accept the transient failures of an individual while holding fast to their implicit humanity.

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Review of ‘Trespasses’

Louise Kennedy, chef of nearly 30 years and author of the short story collection The End of the World Is a Cul de Sac, emerges with a debut novel that will fill every historical fiction fan with gratitude. Trespasses exposes the crushing realities of Northern Ireland during the “troubles” while paying respect…

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