Foster
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- Create Date：2023-01-09 07:51:35
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Claire Keegan
- ISBN：080216014X
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Summary
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 Prize and first published in the New Yorker， Claire Keegan's Foster has sold over 120，000 copies in the UK and Ireland， where it is also required reading in schools。 A story of astonishing emotional depth now expanded and newly revised in a standalone edition， Foster showcases Claire Keegan's great talent and cements her reputation as one of our most important and prodigious storytellers。
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 Prize and first published in the New Yorker， Claire Keegan's Foster has sold over 120，000 copies in the UK and Ireland， where it is also required reading in schools。 A story of astonishing emotional depth now expanded and newly revised in a standalone edition， Foster showcases Claire Keegan's great talent and cements her reputation as one of our most important and prodigious storytellers。
Reviews
Vicki
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A girl with many siblings is taken to a couple to stay while her real mother has another new child。 I actually wonder about this， the sensible thing would be to have her stay and help mother with the new baby。 Anyway， she is treated wonderfully and when she is to return， no one really wants that to happen。 A sweet story。
Katty Mercier
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This story is lovely。 The life in this setting was really well described。 And I liked the fact that it's not too long。 This story is lovely。 The life in this setting was really well described。 And I liked the fact that it's not too long。 。。。more
Donna
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Succinct， beautifully written story。 An excellent start for 2023 reading， although the bar’s been set very high！
Keely
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A young girl from a large， impoverished Irish family is taken to live for a summer with her childless aunt and uncle to relieve stress on her mother， who is expecting yet another baby。 While there， the girl discovers both kindness and sadness in these relatives she had barely known before， and the three of them form an unexpectedly strong bond。 I enjoyed this。 The emotion in Foster felt more authentic than that in Small Things Like These， which I finished reading yesterday。 Maybe this story does A young girl from a large， impoverished Irish family is taken to live for a summer with her childless aunt and uncle to relieve stress on her mother， who is expecting yet another baby。 While there， the girl discovers both kindness and sadness in these relatives she had barely known before， and the three of them form an unexpectedly strong bond。 I enjoyed this。 The emotion in Foster felt more authentic than that in Small Things Like These， which I finished reading yesterday。 Maybe this story does a better job of showing feeling rather than telling it。 I also like that Foster， at 62 pages， felt very firmly like a short story。 Even though I'd like to spend more time with these characters， the story feels complete。 I'm not sure why Keegan so often publishes such short works as standalones， though。 I'd love to see what she would do with a full-length novel or collection of interconnected short stories。 。。。more
Susie
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What a beautiful novella。 How do some writers manage to pack so much emotion into such few pages， when others cannot do the same in 400 pages？ IBR friends， this one meets the novella prompt， and I am also going to use it for the cover I detest prompt， because ugh。
Michael Cody
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Beautiful， moving， haunting。 Loved it！
Lynne Perednia
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A beautiful story about what family love can be。 My first Claire Keegan but definitely will not be my last。
Clare Garrison
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Heartbreakingly beautiful， I loved this as much as Small Things Like These and can’t wait to read more Claire Keegan。
Bj Blunt
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Good things do come in small packages。 Less than 100 pages of pure gold。 She tells a story of kindness and love， growing and giving。 I love this book。
Doris
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A wonderful novella， set in Ireland， told beautifully from a child's point of view。 The characters are vividly drawn in this touching story of a child's summer with family she didn't previously know。 A wonderful novella， set in Ireland， told beautifully from a child's point of view。 The characters are vividly drawn in this touching story of a child's summer with family she didn't previously know。 。。。more
Jane Workman
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Delightful and painful in equal measure。
Elaine Batty
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Crying
Eliza
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1。4。23: Having adored Small Things Like These， I couldn’t wait to read Foster， which was published in the UK eleven years earlier， but was only published in the US after STLT。 （Reminds me that we can so easily miss so much great writing out there， not just in the UK， but worldwide！）Anyway， Foster is amazing in its own right。 It’s not quite as stunning as STLT， but it’s not really fair to compare it to a more mature and fully developed work by the same writer。 Also， it’s pushing it to call Foster 1。4。23: Having adored Small Things Like These， I couldn’t wait to read Foster， which was published in the UK eleven years earlier， but was only published in the US after STLT。 （Reminds me that we can so easily miss so much great writing out there， not just in the UK， but worldwide！）Anyway， Foster is amazing in its own right。 It’s not quite as stunning as STLT， but it’s not really fair to compare it to a more mature and fully developed work by the same writer。 Also， it’s pushing it to call Foster a novella--it could be termed a long short story。 But still， Keegan nails it here。 She manages to evoke a place， a situation， a set of characters， with a few perfect sentences， and then carries us deep into the inevitable collision between two forces， both sides justifiable， the conflict impossible to resolve。 I think Keegan’s greatest power is her ability to develop the story that leads to this conflict and all the pain， sorrow， anger， helplessness， and need behind it， and at the same time show the inherent fundamental goodness of all the characters， and the sense of warmth and even hope that somehow， grace will be found。 I find it hard to articulate what it is about Keegan’s writing and story-telling that is so powerful。 But--wow。 。。。more
Kristen Lunceford
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Originally published as a New Yorker short story， this 128-page novella is narrated by a young， impoverished girl who is sent by her parents to live， for the summer， with a foster family on a small farm in southeastern Ireland while her mother carries another child to term in a household already overrun with siblings。 While there， she experiences a level of care， attention， and love she’s never had—but cannot keep—from a couple who knows all too well the ache of mourning things that will never b Originally published as a New Yorker short story， this 128-page novella is narrated by a young， impoverished girl who is sent by her parents to live， for the summer， with a foster family on a small farm in southeastern Ireland while her mother carries another child to term in a household already overrun with siblings。 While there， she experiences a level of care， attention， and love she’s never had—but cannot keep—from a couple who knows all too well the ache of mourning things that will never be。 Keegan sees to it that every detail has bearing in these brief pages， packing them intentionally with layers of nuance and emotional resonance you don’t expect to find in a book this size。 If you are looking for a quick read， a quiet， character-driven story， or a masterclass in how to say more by writing less， Foster will captivate you as it has so many others。 。。。more
Nadie
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4。5
Åsa Svensson
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Barnperspektiv på ett till synes enkelt， men djupt berörande sätt。
Vijayalekshmi
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Listening to Aoife McMahon narrate this endearing story is such a pleasure！ I started the audiobook at 1am setting a timer for 30 minutes。 Haha， such a mistake。 After 30 minutes， wide awake still， I was blissfully reading the ebook， frequently missing McMahon's voice （especially when Edna was telling things）， switching back eventually。Foster is a rare book of astonishing beauty and clarity。 The atmosphere pulls you right in and you wouldn't want to come out at all。 Looking forward to read Small Listening to Aoife McMahon narrate this endearing story is such a pleasure！ I started the audiobook at 1am setting a timer for 30 minutes。 Haha， such a mistake。 After 30 minutes， wide awake still， I was blissfully reading the ebook， frequently missing McMahon's voice （especially when Edna was telling things）， switching back eventually。Foster is a rare book of astonishing beauty and clarity。 The atmosphere pulls you right in and you wouldn't want to come out at all。 Looking forward to read Small Things Like These 。。。more
Tracy Challis
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For such a small book， this packs an emotional wallop。 I think my heart will ache for days。
Jackie
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I love Keegan's writing - rather spare， but honest and unpretentious。 This is a novella and it left me wanting more。 I love Keegan's writing - rather spare， but honest and unpretentious。 This is a novella and it left me wanting more。 。。。more
Gretchen
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Claire Keegan is a master！！！ I have no idea how she manages to pack so much humanity and life into such short books。 I was a huge fan Small Things Like These， but Foster took her writing to a whole new level for me。 Absolute perfection！！！！
Barbpie
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Short， sweet & perfect。
Kathi
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A sad but beautiful short story who learns about being loved when she goes to live with her mothers sister for the summer。 She then has to return to her sad home。
Esperanza Navarro
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Beautiful。 Simple。 Complex。 Bittersweet。 Sad。 I will be reading more of this author。
Jill Bowman
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This year I’m trying to avoid the ‘hyped’ books I hear about on the internet。 But this one sounded good， is short， and was just sitting there on the library shelf。 I’m so glad I picked it up。 There is more beautiful emotion packed into its 92 pages than I’d thought there could be。 By page 8 I knew I needed to go to the back room and devour this book in one go。 I was right。 It’s a masterpiece。
Emily
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Short Fiction。 Rural Ireland。 Foster Child。
Mary Gallagher
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Finished in 1。5 hours。 Some of the best 90 minutes I ever spent reading！！
Caity
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It is so impressive that so much emotion and depth is able to be expressed is such few pages。 This is a book that will stay with me for a while。
Mona Zaneefer
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I didn’t…。get it？ Sweet， very well-drawn characters but too simplistic of a story for me。 Or did I miss something？
Emily Stow
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A heart warming short story。
Agnes
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A beautiful novella， perfect in every way。
Reference
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The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Foster&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0