{"product_id":"foster-by-claire-keegan-9780571392599","title":"Foster","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA stunning new hardback edition of Claire Keegan's classic and beloved novella \u003ci\u003eFoster.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE DAVY BYRNES IRISH WRITING AWARD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A real jewel.'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eIrish Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A small miracle.'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A thing of finely honed beauty.'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'As good as Chekhov.'\u003c\/b\u003e David Mitchell\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e--------\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReaders love \u003ci\u003eFoster:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46193256562924,"sku":"9780571392599","price":27.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780571392599.jpg?v=1739826785","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/foster-by-claire-keegan-9780571392599","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}