{"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":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":45893277253844,"sku":"9780593540909","price":24.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/9208\/files\/BNCImageAPI_714c001f-473f-4592-ba44-87f14151ab88.jpg?v=1732469090","url":"https:\/\/penguinshop.ca\/products\/9780593540909","provider":"Penguin Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}