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Foster

by Claire Keegan
Foster - Thryft
Foster - Thryft

Unique Captivating journey of childhood, loss, and love.

This book could be a good read for you if you are looking for a deeply moving and beautifully written story that explores the complexities of childhood, loss, and love. Claire Keegan's Foster takes readers on a captivating journey as a young child finds herself in a new household, experiencing affection and warmth like never before. But beneath the surface lies something unspoken, keeping readers on edge as the story unfolds. With haunting prose and a deep emotional resonance, Foster is sure to leave a lasting impact and remind you of the power of human connection.

  • Davy Byrnes Award
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Foster

by Claire Keegan
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ISBN: 9780571379149
Authors: Claire Keegan
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Date of Publication: 2022-08-18
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Contemporary
Goodreads rating: 4.33
(rated by 71968 readers)

Description

It is a hot summer in rural Ireland. A child is taken by her father to live with relatives on a farm, not knowing when or if she will be brought home again. In the Kinsellas' house, she finds an affection and warmth she has not known and slowly, in there care, begins to blossom. But there is something unspoken in this new household - where everything is so well tended to - and the summer must come to an end.** Adapted into the Oscar-nominated film adaptation, An Cailín Ciúin / The Quiet Girl **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.'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
 

Unique Captivating journey of childhood, loss, and love.

This book could be a good read for you if you are looking for a deeply moving and beautifully written story that explores the complexities of childhood, loss, and love. Claire Keegan's Foster takes readers on a captivating journey as a young child finds herself in a new household, experiencing affection and warmth like never before. But beneath the surface lies something unspoken, keeping readers on edge as the story unfolds. With haunting prose and a deep emotional resonance, Foster is sure to leave a lasting impact and remind you of the power of human connection.

  • Davy Byrnes Award
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.