Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Trespasses: little has changed for couples dating across the religious and political divide in Northern Ireland

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par Laura Smith, PhD Researcher and Graduate Teaching Fellow, University of Liverpool

In her 2022 novel Trespasses, Louise Kennedy captures the emotional turmoil of an intimate relationship between Cushla, a young Catholic woman, and Michael, an older married Protestant man during the Troubles in Northern Ireland. Their love is difficult, not just because Michael is married but also because it is seen as a “mixed relationship” within Northern Irish society.

The Troubles was a period of violence stemming from a political divide over British rule, which lasted for about 30 years from the…

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