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Trespasses
Trespasses | Louise Kennedy
* AN OBSERVER DEBUT NOVELIST FOR 2022 * 'A compulsively readable love story' EMMA DONOGHUE 'A beautiful, devastating novel' NICK HORNBY 'Intense, unflinchingly honest, it broke my heart a million times' MARIAN KEYES 'I will continue to read everything she publishes' SARAH MOSS One by one, she undid each event, each decision, each choice. If Davy had remembered to put on a coat. If Seamie McGeown had not found himself alone on a dark street. If Michael Agnew had not walked through the door of the pub on a quiet night in February in his white shirt. There is nothing special about the day Cushla meets Michael, a married man from Belfast, in the pub owned by her family. But here, love is never far from violence, and this encounter will change both of their lives forever. As people get up each morning and go to work, school, church or the pub, the daily news rolls in of another car bomb exploded, another man beaten, killed or left for dead. In the class Cushla teaches, the vocabulary of seven-year-old children now includes phrases like 'petrol bomb' and 'rubber bullets'. And as she is forced to tread lines she never thought she would cross, tensions in the town are escalating, threatening to destroy all she is working to hold together. Tender and shocking, Trespasses is an unforgettable debut of people trying to live ordinary lives in extraordinary times. ----------- Picked as a highlight for 2022 by: The Times * i paper * New Statesman * New European * Irish Times * Irish Independent
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Hooked_on_books
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Mehso-so

Everyone raves about this book, but it didn‘t quite work for me. I thought the setting of Belfast and the background of the troubles was done really well, but I was never grabbed by the central storyline, which made the whole book fall flat.

Tamra Shoot. That‘s okay, so many more to read! 5d
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RowReads1
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“Michael pushed his plate away and thanked Crushla. He pointed vaguely at the bag from the bookshop. Is that yours? He said. Yeah. She passed it to him, regretting having drawn a rainbow of tester lipstick on the back of her hand in Boots earlier. Ah, he said, when it was out of the bag. I‘ve read this. She had bought a copy of “The Black Prince” by Iris Murdoch because it looked like hard work and might stop her obsessing about him”.

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Leftcoastzen
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Probably the best book I‘ve read this year. The Troubles are as much a character in this book as the people in it.Chusla lives with her mother , helps out at the family‘s pub.You feel the hope that she feels, that the children she teaches live to see better times. When she meets a handsome man in the family pub, she can‘t help her interest & things will get beyond complicated. A compelling read.

Tamra I agree - so great! 2w
Cathythoughts Agreed ! A compelling read. 2w
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Reyzl
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Pickpick

I bought this book at Dublin airport and I couldn‘t put it down until I finished it. The conflict in Northern Ireland is at the heart of the story along with the personal stories of the characters who suffer inevitably from the conflict and their own struggles.

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SamAnne
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Really enjoyed this atmospheric novel set in Belfast area during The Troubles. Still, is there an Irish novel with a happy ending? Asking for a friend….

Tamra 😆 3w
IndoorDame I mean how happy are we looking for exactly? Cause I feel like Claire Keegan tends to leave me feeling not unhappy… 3w
SamAnne @IndoorDame hah! You are right. Claire Keegan tells sad stories that end on a note of hope, people doing the right thing. 3w
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Oryx They are out of print now but if you can get them, there's a trio of novels by Anne Dunlop. Starting with The Pineapple Tart. I love the family dynamic in them, and they to me perfectly sum up aspects of being northern Irish. They are funny and very real. Not as literary as Claire Keegan but I still love them. 3w
dabbe Cool cover, too! 🤩 3w
EclecticBookLover Try Factory Girls! It takes place during The Troubles but in the 90s. It's a different perspective, and I really enjoyed it. Reminiscent of the show Derry Girls, but with coarser language. It was a nice compliment to Tresspasses. 3w
RobES Anne Enright 'The Gathering' is super.... can't remember just how happy the ending is mind you .... not totally bleak. I live in N Ireland....it's honestly quite a happy place lol 3w
SamAnne @Oryx @EclecticBookLover @RobES hah! Thank you for the recommendations. I was joking a bit since I skew dark when it comes to reading. But sheesh. I‘m headed to Iceland and Ireland this summer and am reading a lot of Iceland/Scandinavian noir crime thrillers and Irish novels/history. The dark themes are beginning to wear in me. 😉. Appreciate the recommendations. 3w
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RowReads1
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#independentbookstoreday 🥳🥳🥳🥳

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Chelsea.Poole
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An expertly narrated audiobook set in Northern Ireland during The Troubles. This is another setting that‘s been explored extensively, but what a wonderful addition to the period. Cushla is a young teacher caring for her students, alcoholic mother, and works at her family‘s bar in the evenings. She becomes romantically entangled with an older man, which is the main focus of the book. Also, that cover art 😍

RowReads1 I just got this one. I‘m excited! 4w
SamAnne I'm about 2/3 through and really enjoying it. Also wondering: is there a “happy-go-lucky“ novel set in Ireland by an Irish author? No repression, alcoholism, drug use, forced pregnancies, pregnant girls forced to work in laundries, bombs, violence? Just half joking.. 4w
Suet624 @SamAnne haha. If there is one I haven‘t read it. Loved Trespasses. 3d
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charl08
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ChaoticMissAdventures
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It's late Sunday afternoon and I am going to drink some off brand Irish cream with my coffee while digging into my next #womensprizelonglist title.
Sponsored by Bailey's but drinking Costco 🤣

Saknicole 😍 I want to read this at some point 1mo
Suet624 Just a great book. 1mo
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Leniverse
Trespasses | Louise Kennedy
Pickpick

For the first 2/3s of the book the main and most interesting character is Northern Ireland itself. It's bleak and compelling. So I didn't mind that the plot wasn't all that. Then the final third is a rush of grief (but you already knew it wouldn't end well) and rage. There are a few characters there that I would like to bitch-slap in righteous anger, to put it mildly. I have a feeling this one will stay with me.

#WomensPrize 2023 #longlist

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Leniverse
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Jeez, I'm 87% into this book and The Cranberries turn up in my playlist rotation. Ode to My Family. I am going to be sobbing on the floor in a minute. All I need is for Zombie to play next. 😭

SamAnne Oof. This is next up for me. 1mo
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Suet624
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Fantastic. A young woman, a teacher who cares for her students & tries to support one particular family, and has to care for her mother who is often drunk. She begins an affair with a married man which her brother, who runs the family bar, warns her about. However, the main character for me was Northern Ireland. This story is the first I‘ve read in which I viscerally felt smack dab in the midst of the claustrophobia and violence of The Troubles.

squirrelbrain Great review! 1mo
Suet624 @squirrelbrain thank you! 1mo
kspenmoll This is on my radar for May. Wonderful review! 1mo
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Suet624 @kspenmoll can‘t wait to hear what you think. 1mo
sarahbarnes Great review. I really loved this one, too. 1mo
Suet624 Thanks. This book truly hit a sweet spot for me. Riveting. 1mo
jlhammar Really hoping this makes the #WomensPrize shortlist. So good! 1mo
Tamra I loved it too! 💙 1mo
Jas16 Just bought this one and am now even more excited to read it. 1mo
Cathythoughts Such a good book 👍🏻❤️ 1mo
Cathythoughts Great review! 1mo
BarbaraBB Fab review. 1mo
TheKidUpstairs Yes! I thoroughly agree. I'm really rooting for this one to make the Shortlist! 1mo
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AnneCecilie
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Pickpick

This was a compulsive read where I just had to keep on reading to find out what happened next.

Set during the troubles in Northern Ireland. Cushla helps her brother out in the bar and also works as a teacher. She starts an affair with a married man. At the same time she tries to help one of her pupils.

5th read from the #WomensLongList

Tamra It is compulsive! 1mo
Cathythoughts Compulsive 👍🏻❤️ 1mo
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JillR
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Well this one will break your heart. At first a quiet story of Cushla in Northern Ireland in the 1970s, surrounded by the awful reality of the Troubles. She falls for a married man, Michael, a Protestant barrister fighting for the rights of young Catholic men. I was completely gripped and couldn‘t put it down. The final third left me reeling. This is not an easy story to read, but there was a tenderness to the writing that I loved.

Cathythoughts I just finished this one and loved it too ❤️ 1mo
sarahbarnes Loved this one too. ♥️ Great review. 1mo
Tamra I agree, it‘s gripping. 1mo
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Cathythoughts
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I enjoyed this one. A compulsive read , Louise Kennedy really tuned into the atmosphere of the time, 1970‘s Belfast. I was on tender hooks the whole time waiting for something to happen ❤️💔

Tamra Me too! I‘m glad you enjoyed it. Beautiful pic 💛 (edited) 1mo
Cathythoughts @Tamra I didn‘t realize it was a romance .. so well done 👍🏻 (edited) 1mo
Tamra @Cathythoughts I liked it despite the romance! 😆 I didn‘t know it going in either. 1mo
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Cathythoughts @Tamra A romance with an intense backdrop … I loved the characters too, the mother !! 1mo
Tamra @Cathythoughts perfect description. 😬 1mo
LeahBergen I‘ll keep this one on my radar for when I‘m book shopping! 1mo
TrishB A very unromantic romance! I loved it too. 1mo
Tamra @TrishB oh yes, another great description! 1mo
Tamra @LeahBergen yes do! 1mo
sarahbarnes Great review! I had the same experience reading it. 1mo
Cathythoughts @LeahBergen Oh do! It‘s good 👍🏻 ❤️💔 1mo
Suet624 This was sooo good. 3w
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Kazzie
Trespasses | Louise Kennedy
Pickpick

Really liked the window into Northern Ireland in the 70s. Beautiful and tragic story, really liked the protagonist. She is relatable and kind and strong and insecure. Would recommend

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Deblovestoread
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Pickpick

On my short list for the #WomensPrize. The mention of a few 70‘s song really tied me into the time period when I knew little about Ireland and the troubles. I loved Cushla as she fell in love and as she did so many good things but not considered the “right” things. Never easy to read about that time.

#TBRTarot #Onewordtitle
#52weeks #samenameasauthor #Louise

CBee Yay! I want to read this one too. 2mo
Suet624 Just saw my library has it. Can‘t wait to read it. 2mo
Teresereading Saw LK at Adelaide writers week, on my TBR 2mo
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charl08
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Pickpick

Fabulous book. Recommended.
(Something in my eye though.)

#WomensPrize #Longlist

Megabooks Definitely an emotional read. 2mo
ChaoticMissAdventures This is on my short list for this month! Happy to see people enjoying it. 2mo
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charl08
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Oh no, I'm worried about what's going to happen to these characters...

Ruthiella 😂😂😂 2mo
Tamra Bahahaha 2mo
julesG Freezer books❤️❤️❤️ 2mo
Suet624 Haha. Yeah, me too. Halfway through. 1mo
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Gissy
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This month was dedicated to slow pace, character driven with dysfunctional family novels. Most of them by Irish authors which suggest that I like that writing style. I liked this novel. One of the #Women‘s fiction prizelonglist novels. This is about Cushla and her forbidden relationship with Michael Agnew a barrister. About how much harm religious prejudices can make and how dangerous can be to defend the injustice. ⬇️

Gissy Sad but with a transcendence ending. What the judges will evaluate? Interesting to see the short list. 4⭐️
The only book read during the #20in4 #Readathon @Andrew65
#MarchMysteryMadness @DieAReadee @GHABI4ROSES @Andrew65
#MarchMadnessBingoCard (blame it on Litsy) @Andrew65
#WickedWords Ireland @asyouwis
#ISpyBingo March (fire-well the cigarette 🚬 has some fire😜) @TheAromaOfBooks @clwojick
March #BookSpinBingo #BookSpin #20 @TheAromaOfBooks
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Gissy GoodRead #ATY AroundTheYear prompt #9 2mo
SamAnne Planning to start this one next. Headed to Ireland this summer and am reading lots of Irish authors and history! 2mo
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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2mo
LeahBergen Lovely review. ❤️ 2mo
kspenmoll I have this to read- nice review! 2mo
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charl08
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The body of a man was found off the Shore Road by a woman out walking her dog.
I wouldn‘t thank you for a dog, said Gina. You‘d be odds-on to find a corpse

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charl08
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It wasn't in Belfast, he said. A booby-trap bomb that was intended for a British Army foot patrol exploded prematurely, killing two boys near the border. They died instantly.

Booby trap. Incendiary device. Gelignite. Nitroglycerine. Petrol bomb. Rubber bullets. Saracen. Internment. The Special Powers Act. Vanguard. The vocabulary of a seven-year-old child now.

SamAnne I‘m starting this one this week! 2mo
charl08 @SamAnne I keep getting distracted... 2mo
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Deblovestoread
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Hope to get to both of these in April. I have planned to read Honor every month since January but it keeps getting bumped. #AuldLangSpine I tried to listen to Trespasses on audio and it didn‘t work for me so hoping print will be better. #WomensPrize

#TBRTarot @CBee

CBee I want to read Trespasses! 2mo
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CatMS
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I cannot begin to say how much I liked this book. Having read many fiction & non-fiction books & articles about the troubles in Ireland this book gives a very personal view of how tenuous life was for Catholics living in Northern Ireland during those times. After finishing I re-read the opening chapter, so glad I did as that for me was the perfect ending of this wonderful novel.

CarolynM Looking forward to this one 2mo
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JenniferP
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Lots of good books this month, but the tagged was my favorite. And look! A #bookspinbingo! Having fun with this challenge.

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Fantastic month!!! 2mo
BarbaraBB Impressive! 2mo
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charl08
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Gina lugged herself upright and took the tray from Cushla. She picked up a piece of toast and bit the centre, her mouth contorting in disgust as she chewed. It could do with more butter, she said.

Butter's bad for you, said Cushla.

It's so dry I'm more likely to choke to death than have a stroke...

#WomensPrizeLonglist2023

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Cuilin
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It‘s a pick but it‘s depressing. Set in Northern Ireland during the 70‘s. A time and place where who you are and where you come from matters more then your character. An evocative and compelling story of love and kindness thwarted by violent sectarianism.

Cinfhen I borrowed this book from the library a few weeks ago but I wasn‘t feeling it. If it makes the shortlist for #WomansPrize23 I‘ll try again 😬 2mo
Cuilin @Cinfhen on plus side it‘s a quick read. 2mo
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kbuggle
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A story of relationships set during the troubles of Northern Ireland. Great literary fiction- it‘s tender and I enjoyed it more than I expected to.

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CatMS
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Now on to my choice for April bookclub, Trespasses by Louise Kennedy. 3rd Saturday of each month we meet for brunch in Sacramento CA, however now that I live in Kalamazoo MI I join via Zoom and drool over what is being served up for brunch. We solve many of the worlds issues as well as discuss books including the book for the month. How I miss those Saturdays with my friends.

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JenniferP
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Wow. This is a beautifully written book. Taking place during the Troubles, there‘s a lot of heartache, but it‘s a fantastic read.

Cathythoughts I‘m looking forward to reading this one. 2mo
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NovelNancyM
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Set in Ireland in the 1970s there is so much turmoil, so the story is not uplifting. I enjoyed the character development in this novel and especially enjoyed young Davey and Cushla's colleague and friend Gerry.

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TheKidUpstairs
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This was so much more than I was expecting. A lot of what I had read about it focused on the affair between Cushla, a Catholic, and the married Protestant Michael, but that is only one facet of her story. I think it does the book a disservice to call it the story of an affair. It is Cushla's story, her life lived during the Troubles, attempting to navigate family, friendship, live, and community. 👇

TheKidUpstairs Trying to find freedom for herself amid her obligations to an alcoholic mother. Searching for the humanity in those around her in a town and a time fraught with political and religious violence. Kennedy handles it all with an engaging voice, a deft hand, and without romanticizing any of it (including the affair). This one will stick with me for a long time.
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squirrelbrain Great review! 2mo
jlhammar Yes! Agree completely. Fantastic review! 2mo
SamAnne Hope to start this one next week. 2mo
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JenniferP
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Reading in the car while my son has his piano lesson. This has started off really well! #womensprize

SamAnne Just picked it up from the library and can't wait!
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Viji
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I was very much drawn in to the world of 1975 Ireland. Cushla is an elementary school teacher who lives with her alcoholic mother and helps out in her family‘s pub at night. The story was tragic and at times sweet as she tries to help the family of one of her students and becomes involved in an affair with a married man.

jlhammar Great review! Just finished this yesterday. It‘s a good one! 2mo
RebelReader Just started this one and so far it‘s very good! 2mo
CatMS This has been on my TBR since it was published so I chose it for our April bookclub pick, will start it today. 2mo
Viji @CatMS there‘s a lot to discuss. Great book club pick! (edited) 2mo
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jlhammar
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Really good. Complex and tragic. Stellar writing. I did not like Cushla with Michael at all. Decades older and married? No and no. Thankfully, this story is so much more than that. Deserving, I think, of its place on the #WomensPrize longlist.

squirrelbrain I really liked this one too. 2mo
Tamra 👏🏾 I really enjoyed this listening experience. 2mo
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Cazxxx
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Finishing up this audiobook today. Soooo good!

RowReads1 It looks so good 😊 3mo
Cazxxx @RowReads1 It was a great book. Highly recommend 😊 3mo
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RidgewayGirl
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I loved this book set in the height of The Troubles in Northern Ireland. Everything about this book was perfect.

BarbaraBB Well then it‘s obvious. I have to read it too! 3mo
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Abailliekaras
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A beautiful novel set in 1970s Belfast during the Troubles. Warm & engaging despite the tense atmosphere of Belfast at the time. Real, authentic characters with a dry sense of humour. In understated prose Kennedy explores violence, the ripple effects of trauma, religion & the treatment of women, but the love story sings. Recommended.

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Elemar71
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CarolynM
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2 lovely BD surprises we‘re waiting for me when I got home from holidays. Who do I have to thank for these books from my TBR?

Ruthiella I can‘t help solve the mystery, but happy birthday! 🥳I have Flamingo on my kindle and need to read it. 4mo
TrishB Trespasses is from me ❤️ glad it arrived safely. Enjoy x 4mo
Tamra Loved Trespasses! 4mo
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squirrelbrain Lovely! 💕 4mo
CarolynM @Ruthiella Thank you😘 4mo
CarolynM @TrishB Thank you, Trish😘 I‘m really looking forward to reading it. 4mo
BarbaraBB Flamingo is so good! A great gift. And still a mystery one I see 😀 4mo
TrishB BD did well this time- less than 2 weeks! 4mo
Cathythoughts I loved Flamingo ♥️ 4mo
Rissreads Happy birthday! ♥️ 4mo
erzascarletbookgasm Flamingo is from me. 😊 I‘m pleased with BD timing. And I almost got you Trespasses! 😂 Enjoy! 😘 4mo
CarolynM @erzascarletbookgasm Thank you so much, Jessie! I think Flamingo might be just what I need right now. 😘 4mo
erzascarletbookgasm 🤗💕 4mo
Centique I‘m not exactly sure when your birthday is Carolyn but there should be something in the mail from me this week from Readings. I also got you a pre-order from them which will come in June. I had better tell you what it is so you don‘t buy a copy. It‘s the new Brandon Taylor book - The Late Americans (I hope it‘s good! 🤞) But I know we both liked his first book 😊💕 4mo
CarolynM @Centique That is so sweet of you Paula, thank you. I'll send you an email😘 4mo
Centique @CarolynM I am thinking that my Readings order is probably waiting for the pre-ordered book to arrive before they send it out. I should have thought that would happen! 3mo
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Tamra
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Heartbreaking story set during the troubles in Northern Ireland. Complicated people and situations kept my attention and I didn‘t anticipate where it was going.

I‘d like to read more of Kennedy, but it think she only has one other adult novel?

Suet624 I see I have this stacked already. Now I just need to find it! 4mo
Tamra @Suet624 it‘s definitely engaging. I hope you find it! (edited) 4mo
jlhammar I can‘t wait for this one! Hoping to get to it in March. Glad to hear you enjoyed it. 4mo
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Tamra @jlhammar I think you‘ll like it too! 🤞🏾 4mo
LeahBergen And I love this cover! 4mo
Tamra @LeahBergen I know, it‘s so seductive! 4mo
Saknicole I want to read this one! 4mo
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rmaclean4
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First completed book of 2023. Loved this novel set in Northern Ireland during The Troubles. Full of believable, complicated characters. Has such a strong sense of place and time. 4 🌟 Highly recommend. #52Bookclub23 Book about secrets.

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andrew61
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#12booksofchristmas #12booksof2022 @Andrew65 December- this has been a great thread and I've enjoyed seeing everyone's choices. My final choice has to be Trespasses which I'm still thinking about. A love story from 1970's Belfast in which the troubles, family, and religion brilliantly told. And what a great cover, although not this one featured but the other cover.

Andrew65 Sounds an excellent read. Thanks for playing along, a great way to review the Reading year as well as add loads to the TBR. 😂 5mo
TrishB Much prefer the other cover! But agree, the book was great. 5mo
andrew61 @Andrew65 Thanks for organising, that was fun. 5mo
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andrew61 @TrishB yes although the more I look at it I quite like this cover. 5mo
youneverarrived I love a story set in Ireland. Stacking 👍 5mo
Andrew65 @andrew61 Great to hear people have hd fun with it. (edited) 5mo
Centique Happy new year Andrew! I‘m definitely going to read a good few of these 12 recommendations you made. They sound brilliant. Hope 2023 is good to you and your family 💕 5mo
andrew61 @Centique thanks Paula, have a wonderful 2023 . 5mo
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Pinta
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A slow burn, a lived-in feel, till the urgent push of the end. Daily life of a young Catholic schoolteacher outside Belfast during the Troubles, her affair with a Protestant lawyer. Children living with sectarian violence, grief, guilt, alcoholism, responsibility, care, tenderness, kindness. Beautiful writing on the ache of love—for family, for lover. Finding joy and solace in a brutal time. 153 “She was too happy. And not about to say so.” 2022

shawnmooney Hi Pinta, i‘m really interested in this book and I‘m wondering if I might invite you to come on Zoom and chat with me about it for 10 or 15 minutes for a series called Bite-sized Book Chats on my BookTube channel. The playlist is here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU-61cZp1pQdBH5V0Zb9q-2ujl4PY8nhf
Let me know if you‘d be interested. I would be delighted to have you on as a guest!
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TrishB
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#12booksof2022 July
4 5 star reads in July, going with this one though could have picked any of the others too and they all made my top22.
This was a very unromantic love story, sad and very realistic.

Andrew65 This would be a good read. 5mo
jlhammar I‘m so looking forward to this one! Hoping to fit it into my March reading. 5mo
Deblovestoread Just picked up the audio this week. Sounds so good. 5mo
TrishB @jlhammar @Deblovestoread hope you enjoy when you get to it 👍🏻 5mo
rubyslippersreads I have this on my TBR list too. 5mo
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rmaclean4
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1 The Gustav Sonata
2 The Netanyahus
3 Sin Eater
4 Holding
5 We Were the Lucky Ones
6 How to Stop Time
7 The Lions of Al-Rassan
8 For the Wolf
9 Mrs Death Misses Death
10 The Master
11 The German Mujahid
12 Parable Of A Sower
13 Wide Sargasso Sea
14 Forest Walking
15 A Deadly Education
16 Our Missing Hearts
17 Hester
18 Trespasses
19 Library
20 Audio
January #bookspin #doublespin #BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

Andrew65 Loved the Gustav Sonata. 5mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 5mo
rmaclean4 @Andrew65 so looking forward to that book. It has been on my shelf for years. 5mo
Andrew65 @rmaclean4 Good few years since I read that and it still sticks in my mind. 5mo
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sarahbarnes
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Like so many others here, I loved this book. A page turner of a story with an incredible cast of characters. Heartbreaking and funny and beautiful. ♥️

Megabooks Great review! 💯 agree! 5mo
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andrew61
Trespasses | Louise Kennedy
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What a brilliant piece of storytelling uses a love story to frame a tale of the sad tale of how the troubles in N Ireland impact upon society including children, families, and lovers. Cushla a catholic teacher in her 20s, works in her br's pub + meets Michael, married protestant lawyer, in his 50s. The love affair carries on while she deals with an alcoholic mother + a child in her class whose family are at risk. Remarkable writing 5*

RowReads1 I‘m very much looking forward to this one. I‘m glad you liked it. 6mo
LeahBergen Wow, this sounds fantastic. 👍 6mo
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Sara_Planz
Trespasses | Louise Kennedy
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What I found so provocative about this book was how the political turbulence and violence is juxtaposed against the day to day life of people living in Northern Ireland at that time. Seeing it played out in the lives of the characters in this book really punctuated the reality of those times. Kennedy brilliantly uses conflicts between religion, class, and family to drive home this story, making it one of my favorite reads of 2022.

Cinfhen Fantastic review!!! I‘ve already stacked but you make me want to actively seek out this book. 6mo
andrew61 Great review, perfectly expresses power of the book. 6mo
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