Foster

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.

Author: Claire Keegan

Printhouse: GRANTHAM BOOK SERVICES

Age restrictions: 16+

Year of publication: 2022

ISBN: 9780571379149

Number of pages: 88

Size: 200x130x10 mm

Cover type: soft

Weight: 124 g

ID: 1684487

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.

€ 12.99

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