Foster by Claire Keegan

From the author of the Booker-shortlisted Small Things Like These, a heartbreaking, haunting story of childhood, loss and love by one of Ireland's most acclaimed writers.

It is a hot summer in rural Ireland. A girl is sent to live with foster parents on a farm, not knowing when she will return home. In the strangers' house, she finds a warmth and affection she has not known before and slowly begins to blossom in their care. But in a house where there are meant to be no secrets, she discovers how fragile her idyll is.

REVIEWS

"A real jewel." - Irish Independent

"A small miracle." - Sunday Times

"A thing of finely honed beauty." -  Guardian

"Thrilling." - Richard Ford

"As good as Chekhov." -  David Mitchell

PRODUCT DETAILS
Paperback with French flaps
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 978-0571379149
Pages: 96