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Foster

By: Claire Keegan
Narrated by: Aoife McMahon
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An international bestseller and one of the Times's "Top 50 Novels Published in the 21st Century," Claire Keegan's piercing contemporary classic Foster is a heartbreaking story of childhood, loss, and love; now released as a standalone book for the first time ever in the US

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 their care, begins to blossom. But there is something unspoken in this new household—where everything is so well tended to—and this summer must soon come to an end.

Winner of the prestigious Davy Byrnes Award and published in an abridged version in the New Yorker, this internationally bestselling contemporary classic is now available for the first time in the US in a full, standalone edition. A story of astonishing emotional depth, Foster showcases Claire Keegan's great talent and secures her reputation as one of our most important storytellers.

©2010 Claire Keegan (P)2022 HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books Coming of Age Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Small Town & Rural Heartfelt

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what sympathy is created for the child and her foster parents! deep questions are subtly asked of the reader. I don't want to say more for fear of revealing too much.

classic story with a twist

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Beautiful. Chekhov couldn't do it better. This is the first I have read of Keegan's work but I am a fan.

Rich and Touching

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Sweet story and beautifully written. Really touching, says so so much with so little words.

Beautiful

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I love, love, loved this short tale about a young Irish girl sent to live with her aunt and uncle.

Foster

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This short story is deep and moving and extraordinarily worth your time. It’s truly fabulous.

My favorite listen ever.

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