Foster
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4.7 • 29 Ratings
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
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.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
The idea of home is a precious and fragile thing in this poignant historical novella from Claire Keegan. The unnamed narrator is a young girl from a large, destitute family in rural Ireland. When her mother becomes pregnant with yet another child, the girl is sent to spend an indefinite number of months with the Kinsellas, distant relatives who don’t have any kids of their own. Through our innocent heroine’s POV, we get to see her horizons widen to include things she’s never even imagined. Those include small comforts, like clean sheets and warm baths, and also big ones, like freely given kindness. Keegan’s sparse prose feels perfect for this simple yet profound tale. Brilliantly, the author rarely spells out what her main character is learning from her experiences with the Kinsellas, letting our young narrator’s bittersweet time with them linger in the things left unsaid.
