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  1. oxfordshiredaily.co.uk › trespasses-louise-kennedyTrespasses by Louise Kennedy: Intimate Lives Amid The ...

    Jul 20, 2024 · Louise Kennedy’s debut novel, Trespasses, is not your typical war story. Set against the backdrop of the Troubles in Northern Ireland during the 1970s, the novel delves into the human cost of sectarian conflict through the lens of a young woman named Cushla. Published in 2022, Trespasses quickly garnered critical acclaim, shortlisted for ...

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  3. inews.co.uk › culture › trespasses-by-louise-kennedyTrespasses by Louise Kennedy, review: An exceptional ...

    Apr 28, 2022 · Trespasses is not a story that can end well, not in 70s Belfast. But it is testament to Kennedy’s power as a storyteller that she makes us think it might. An exceptional debut that cements ...

  4. www.spectator.co.uk › article › a-tale-of-forbiddenA tale of forbidden love: Trespasses, by Louise Kennedy ...

    Slow news days don’t exist, and the book gathers a deathly momentum as it hurtles towards its shocking climax. In quick-witted Cushla, Kennedy has created a compelling protagonist who keenly ...

  5. www.nytimes.com › trespasses-louise-kennedyBook Review: ‘Trespasses,’ by Louise Kennedy - The New York Times

    Nov 1, 2022 · In “Trespasses,” as in life, humor provides an antidote to the darkest times. ... Discovering a New Bram Stoker Story: The work by the author of “Dracula,” previously unknown to scholars, ...

  6. www.oprahdaily.com › entertainment › booksLouise Kennedy Recreates the Troubles in Her Debut, "Trespasses"

    Oct 31, 2022 · The past leaves its thumbprints on us all, and on none more than an emerging generation of dazzling literary talent. Louise Kennedy recreates the Troubles in her restrained, absorbing debut, Trespasses, set in Belfast in the mid-1970s. The fog of war, even a guerrilla war, is still a fog.

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  7. www.goodreads.com › book › showTrespasses by Louise Kennedy - Goodreads

    Apr 14, 2022 · Louise Kennedy grew up near Belfast. Trespasses is her first novel. She is also the author of a collection of short stories, The End of the World Is a Cul de Sac. She has written for The Guardian, The Irish Times, and BBC Radio 4. Before becoming a writer, she worked as a chef for almost thirty years. She lives in Sligo, Ireland.

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  9. www.irishtimes.com › culture › booksLouise Kennedy Q&A: ‘I made a ghost of the Troubles in my ...

    Nov 19, 2022 · The Trespasses author on Jane Austen, living in Sligo, the Shankill Butchers and the obscenely rich. ... Your debut was the award-winning short story collection, The End of the World Is a Cul-de ...