Foster by the Booker-shortlisted author of Small Things Like These

<p> <b>From the author of the Booker-shortlisted <i>Small Things Like These, </i>a heartbreaking, haunting story of childhood, loss and love by one of Ireland's most acclaimed writers <i>.</i> </b> <br> <br> <b>AN <i>IRISH TIMES</i> TOP 100 BEST IRISH BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY</b> <br> <b>WINNER OF THE DAVY BYRNES IRISH WRITING AWARD</b> <br> <br> <b>'A real jewel.' </b> <i>Irish Independent</i> <br> <b>'A small miracle.' </b> <i>Sunday Times</i> <br> <b>'A thing of finely honed beauty.' </b> <i>Guardian</i> <br> <b>'As good as Chekhov.' </b>David Mitchell <br> <br> 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. <br> <br> -------- <br> <br> <b>Readers love <i>Foster:</i> </b> <br> <br> ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ <b>'To say this story is exceptional doesn't adequately describe it. If there were 10 stars to award this would deserve every one. Claire Keegan has a wonderful talent at storytelling.'</b> <br> <br> ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ <b>'Foster is beautifully and confidently written, the prose is evocative, poignant and moving, with wonderfully atmospheric imagery ... Claire Keegan is an incredible storyteller.' <br> </b> <br> ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ <b>'I've read books four times the length that didn't have near as much depth. There are so many layers to the writing and this is close to perfection.'</b> <br> <br> ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ <b>'This is another literary diamond packed full of emotional charge, depth, poignancy and wonder. This novella is a thing of pure beauty and I urge you to read it!'</b> <br> <br> ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ <b>'I rarely cry when reading a book but I wept ... Read it everyone. It will stay with you forever.'</b> </p>