{"product_id":"9780593540909","title":"Trespasses","description":"\u003cb\u003eNAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY \u003ci\u003eTHE WASHINGTON POST\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Brilliant, beautiful, heartbreaking.”—J.Courtney Sullivan, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e“\u003c\/b\u003eTRESPASSES\u003c\/i\u003e vaults Kennedy into the ranks of such contemporary masters as McCann, Claire Keegan, Colin Barrett, and fellow Sligo resident, Kevin Barry.\u003cb\u003e”\u003c\/b\u003e —Oprah Daily\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet in Northern Ireland during the Troubles, a shattering novel about a young woman caught between allegiance to community and a dangerous passion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmid 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.","brand":"Louise Kennedy","offers":[{"title":"Penguin Publishing Group |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2023-10-31","offer_id":44227642425599,"sku":"9780593540909","price":24.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_d5a5bf06-7400-4758-a191-c903d41a176c.jpg?v=1692920667","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9780593540909","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}