Foster

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 USIt 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.

ISBN:	9780802160140
Publisher:	Grove Atlantic
Imprint:	Grove Press
Published date:	01 Nov 2022
DEWEY:	823.914
DEWEY edition:	23/eng/20220708
Language:	English
Sales rank:	1019
Number of pages:	cm
Weight:	218g
Height:	184mm
Width:	127mm
Spine width:	18mm

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