Louise Kennedy reads from Trespasses at Kennys Bookshop, Galway, October 2022

We welcomed award-winning author Louise Kennedy back to Kennys Bookshop where she read from her powerful debut novel 'Trespasses'.

Set in Northern Ireland during the Troubles, Trespasses is a shattering book about a young woman caught between allegiance to community and a dangerous passion.

Louise Kennedy grew up in Holywood, Co. Down. Her short stories have appeared in journals including The Stinging Fly, The Tangerine, Banshee, Wasifiri and Ambit and she has written for the Guardian, Irish Times, BBC Radio 4 and RTE Radio 1. Her work has won prizes and she was shortlisted for the Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award in both 2019 and 2020. Before starting her writing career, she spent nearly thirty years working as a chef. She lives in Sligo with her husband and two children.

Louise Kennedy's Trespasses is available on our website, here: https://www.kennys.ie/elasticsearch#g...

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