Foster

89 pages

English language

Published Dec. 24, 2010 by Faber and Faber.

ISBN:
9780571255658
OCLC Number:
502415194

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5 stars (1 review)

A small girl is sent to live with foster parents on a farm in rural Ireland, without knowing when she will return home. In the strangers' house she finds affection she has not known before, and slowly she begins to blossom in their care. But when a secret is suddenly revealed, she realizes how fragile her idyll is.

5 editions

Foster by Claire Keegan

5 stars

Another powerful and touching story from Keegan, beautifully written and with striking attention to emotional detail. I saw someone describe it as a triumph of narration from a child's perspective, and I have to agree. I was really looking forward to reading this, after recently finishing Small Things Like These, and it did not disappoint. I wouldn't look at these until after reading it, but there's an informative review from NPR here, and some very interesting thoughts from Keegan about the story specifically and fiction/writing/reading in general here (in response to students' questions about the book).

Subjects

  • Foster home care
  • Fiction

Places

  • Ireland