This book is the equivalent of sitting in a field, listening to the wind, and allowing your mind wander to the things you deserve in life, even if those things can't last.
— Josh
Claire Keegan's Foster is a hauntingly sparse novella of rural Ireland, childhood, grief, and the unique kindness of strangers. Incredibly moving and unexpectedly essential.
— LIVIA
A beautifully written tale full of insight that made me think back to childhood as a time when we are told how “grown” we’ve become when really it’s about becoming more acquainted with the world around us, the way people act, and deciding for ourselves who we want to be.
— pedro
“Claire Keegan has a way of telling a story where the space between words counts as much as the words themselves. Atmospheric and moving, one finishes her novels and sits in admiration of them. Easily as good as Small Things Like These.”
— Sheryl Cotleur, Copperfield's Books, Sebastopol, CA
An international bestseller and one of The Times' "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.