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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. 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.… (more)
Reminiscent of Joan Bauer’s children’s books with just the right amount of strife/trauma without veering into the truly dark. Lovely writing, descriptive yet spare. ( )
If you have a spare 40 minutes, read this poignant very short story about a neglected, young Irish girl who is sent to live with her aunt and uncle for a short while. Hasn't realised that this book was the basis for a little known gem of a movie, The Quiet Girl. ( )
Foster by Claire Keegan floated into my mind and heart with a soft intensity that surprised me. As Keegan reveals both the child's story and the Kinsellas' story, there are surprises that somehow make perfect sense even when they feel like they shouldn't. Foster feels so real yet there is also a surrealness about it, the kind of surrealness that comes with deep grief and dysfunction coming together trying to form something functional, a family. ( )
Early on a Sunday, after first Mass in Clonegal, my father, instead of taking me home, drives deep into Wexford towards the coast where my mother's people came from.
Quotations
I drink six measures of water and wish, for now, that this place without shame or secrets could be my home.
Many's the man lost much just because he missed a perfect opportunity to say nothing.
'Where there's a secret,' she says, 'there's shame – and shame is something we can do without.'
Everything changes into something else, turns into some version of what it was before.
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.
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"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 a warmth and affection she has not known before and slowly begins to blossom in their care. And then a secret is revealed and suddenly, she realizes how fragile her idyll is."
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