Trespasses is a 2022 debut novel by Louise Kennedy. Set in Northern Ireland, the novel follows a young woman who gets caught between allegiance to community and a dangerous passion.
Trespasses was shortlisted for the 2022 inaugural Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize and for the 2023 Women's Prize for Fiction.
Adaptation A television adaptation starring Gillian Anderson began filming for Channel 4 in 2024.
Awards Year Award Category Result Ref 2022 Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Award — Irish Book Award Novel of the Year Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize — 2023British Book Award Overall Book of the Year Début Book of the Year Kerry Group Irish Fiction Award — McKitterick Prize — Women's Prize for Fiction —
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