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Foster

By Claire Keegan

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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.

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

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Published Nov 1, 2022

128 pages

Average rating: 8.14

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Mjk

Mar 28, 2023

7/10 stars

Beautiful short and sweet amongst tragedy and poverty stricken families.

AR74

Jul 20, 2025

5/10 stars

Not for me.

Gram Judy

Jun 24, 2025

8/10 stars

A charming, touching short novel of an Irish girl’s summer visit with relatives whose love and care is unlike anything she has ever received in her own home.

Cobbie

Apr 19, 2025

10/10 stars

A bit like Anne Green Gables in Ireland I loved every bit of it

zoography

Mar 07, 2025

10/10 stars

read this little gem in one quick sitting. saw david sedaris live a few months ago and he was raving about "small things like these". couldn't get my hands on it at the library, so i read this one first and loved every minute of it.