{"product_id":"foster-9780571379149","title":"Foster","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of the Booker-shortlisted \u003ci\u003eSmall Things Like These, \u003c\/i\u003ea heartbreaking, haunting story of childhood, loss and love by one of Ireland''s most acclaimed writers\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN \u003ci\u003eIRISH TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e TOP 100 BEST IRISH BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE DAVY BYRNES IRISH WRITING AWARD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA real jewel.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eIrish Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA small miracle.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA thing of finely honed beauty.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs good as Chekhov.' \u003c\/b\u003eDavid Mitchell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cb\u003eReaders love \u003ci\u003eFoster:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ \u003cb\u003e''To say this story is exceptional doesn''t adequately describe it. If there were 10 stars to award this would deserve every one. Claire Keegan has a wonderful talent at storytelling.''\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ \u003cb\u003e''Foster is beautifully and confidently written, the prose is evocative, poignant and moving, with wonderfully atmospheric imagery ... Claire Keegan is an incredible storyteller.''\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ \u003cb\u003e''I''ve read books four times the length that didn''t have near as much depth. There are so many layers to the writing and this is close to perfection.''\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ \u003cb\u003e''This is another literary diamond packed full of emotional charge, depth, poignancy and wonder. This novella is a thing of pure beauty and I urge you to read it!''\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ \u003cb\u003e''I rarely cry when reading a book but I wept ... Read it everyone. It will stay with you forever.''\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Faber \u0026 Faber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48865131495767,"sku":"9780571379149","price":8.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780571379149.jpg?v=1722273682","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/foster-9780571379149","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}