We follow Cushla Lavery, a young RC schoolteacher, who doesn’t always follow the route prescribed for her, trespassing (as the title suggests) into a married relationship and, separately but perhaps relatedly, into the family life of one of her students. At its heart, this is a personal, character driven work. Kennedy shows the situation with nuance, including a class element that adds another layer to the dynamic. Many of us viewing the Troubles from the outside, at a remove of time and distance, might see both sides as rather unsympathetic.
Set in a small town outside Belfast at the height of the Troubles, we see a mixed community coming to terms with increasing sectarianism. That this is Louise Kennedy’s debut novel is all the more impressive. 1975 - just about as well as any historical work out there. Trespasses captures a time and place - Northern Ireland ca.
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