Foster

By: Claire Keegan

Narrated by: Aoife McMahon

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 .

AN IRISH TIMES TOP 100 BEST IRISH BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY
WINNER OF THE DAVY BYRNES IRISH WRITING AWARD

'A real jewel.' Irish Independent
'A small miracle.' Sunday Times
'A thing of finely honed beauty.' Guardian
'As good as Chekhov.' David Mitchell

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.

©2021 Claire Keegan (P)2021 Faber & Faber

Beautiful reading

The story is beautifully narrated. The story of the girl is heart warming and delicately written.

Beautiful written book

This is such a sad but beautiful book. I really enjoyed it .
Well worth 5 stars

Utterly magnificent

What a beautiful and heartbreaking story. Brilliant. Wish this was more than a short story so it could last and last. Loved it!