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Set in Northern Ireland during the Troubles, a shattering novel about a young woman caught between allegiance to community and a dangerous passion. SYNOPSIS: Amid 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. About the Author Louise Kennedy is the internationally bestselling author of Trespasses, which was a finalist for the Women’s Prize, and the story collection The End of the World Is a Cul de Sac. Before starting her writing career, she worked as a chef for almost thirty years. She lives in Sligo, Ireland.