Louise Kennedy’s short story collection The End of the World is a Cul de Sac heralded the arrival of a major talent on the Irish literary scene. Trespasses, the Sligo-based writer’s debut novel, delivered on that promise. Set in and around 1970s Belfast, Catholic Cushla works part-time in the family pub, where she meets married Protestant barrister Michael. A conventional set-up, but one that is elevated by Kennedy’s sharp writing.
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