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Fiction & Poetry, Modern & Contemporary Fiction

Foster

Claire Keegan (author)

Paperback Published on: 18/08/2022

£9.99

17 reviews

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Favourite Book of the year! x

Claire has done it once again. She has made an extraordinary book in only a few words, all the while elevating this insane bar of the standard she has laid... READ MORE

Brena Newnham

Stunning

Claire Keegan never fails to amaze me. Read her books.

Beth

Brilliant

A simply stunning novella that toys with your heart and leaves you wanting so much more. Keegan has an unmatched ability to draw you in with only a few sen... READ MORE

Ronnie

The perfect story to get briefly lost in on a lazy spring morning.

“I think about the woman in the cottage, of how she walked and spoke, and conclude that there are huge differences between people…” A girl is taken by her... READ MORE

Gemma Dudley

Loved!!

After reading so late in the day I felt inclined to read some more of claire's books, after having a passionate chat about her writing with a customer I wa... READ MORE

Mia at Bromley

Brilliant

I always come back to Keegan. Foster is a fantastic read and I highly recommend you to give it a read. No matter how many times you read it, you always man... READ MORE

Aimee at Stirling

Synopsis

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.

Publisher information

Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 9780571379149
Number of pages: 96
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 6 mm
Weight: 112g
Languages: English

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Just wow

I fell in love with Claire Keegan's Small Things Like These a little while ago, I thought the writing was simply superb. So there was no question that when... READ MORE

Fiona Sharp

Utterly Perfect

Claire Keegan is a stone cold genius. Breathtakingly good, this is a slight story about a girl who spends a few weeks with her aunt and uncle at their farm... READ MORE

Katy Wheatley

Intense Emotions Packed Into Short Novella

Many intense emotions are packed into this gentle, simple, innocent yet powerful and moving novella which takes place in rural Ireland one hot summer. The... READ MORE

Brenda C.

beautifully written

“As soon as he takes it, I realise my father has never once held my hand, and some part of me wants Kinsella to let me go so I won’t have to feel this. It’... READ MORE

Marianne Vincent

A thing of beauty!

A child is taken by her father to live with some relatives on a farm whilst her mother has another baby. The child, who remains nameless throughout, is the... READ MORE

Farmer Giles

A sensitive portrayal of childhood

Foster is a short read which could just about be called a novella. It follows a young girl, sent to stay with relatives of her mother that she doesn't know... READ MORE

Nicola

Powerful

In Keegan’s stunning novella, a young, unnamed girl is sent to stay with childless relatives at their farm in County Wexford for the summer. At home, she... READ MORE

Georgina (ReadsEatsExplores)

Ultimately disappointed

I had been absolutely enthralled by Keegan's writing. In some part bringing to mind Bainbridge. Unfortunately, the wholly unnecessary use of the word 'nig... READ MORE

C Hudson

Foster by Claire Keegan

Foster by Claire Keegan is a story about a young girl who is taken by her father to a farm in Wexford to stay with the Kinsellas. Her father then leaves he... READ MORE

Christine Rennie

Heartwarming

Great read! I recently discovered the work of Claire Keegan and quickly became a fan. Foster is my favorite so far, the way each phrase is neatly put toge... READ MORE

Rai Gonzalez

Small book Huge heart

A truly beautiful little book. Sweet, gentle and quietly heart-warming without ever becoming sentimental. It feels less like reading a novel and more like ... READ MORE

Kim Lyons

Foster

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