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Narrated by:
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Aoife McMahon
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By:
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Claire Keegan
About this listen
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.
Winner of the Davy Byrnes Memorial Prize, Foster is now published in a revised and expanded version. Beautiful, sad and eerie, it is a story of astonishing emotional depth, showcasing Claire Keegan's great accomplishment and talent.
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- taltal
- 27-11-22
Beautiful
Deceptively simple, beautifully written, excellent narration.
A favourite of Maggie O'Farrell's I heard on the audible Graham Norton book club podcast.
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- Debra
- 29-11-22
really heart warming
Well it is a lovely simple, heart warming story but it was only just over an hour long which I hadn't realised until download.
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- Patrick Fitzpatrick
- 10-07-22
Excellent introduction to Claire Keegan’s work
Wonderful short story and wonderfully read. You can feel the strong emotions build up. Recommend as an introduction to Claire Keegan’s work.
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- Gmk
- 25-03-24
Brilliant.
Heart warming story from difficult times in Ireland. Well written from the heart and beautifully read with feeling.
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- Teena P
- 26-09-24
A Child Will Go Where Love's Aflow.
A nice story. Almost akin to the story book Heidi I read as a child.
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- Mairi Gough
- 10-02-25
Beautiful!
This is a charming story of a young girl in Ireland, being taken in by a couple while her mother had the next baby. It's full of warmth and love, against the harsh reality of poverty and bereavement. Delightfully narrated.
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- JESSICA DROMGOOLE
- 13-05-22
Beautiful simple story about goodness and love
Short book which I wanted to inhabit forever. I was introduced to Claire Keegan by Small Things Like These and I’m working my way through her beautiful back catalogue.
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- Robert Grønås
- 25-02-24
A heart warming story
What a fantastic book. It tells the story of a little girl that spends a short time with an older couple as a foster child. The relationship the girl and the couple build during a summer is both beautiful and heartwarming. It is not normally a book I would read but something made me pick it up and I do not regret I did. I recommend this to anyone who likes to read 😀
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- Anonymous User
- 04-02-23
Sooooo good
I wish there was more.
So emotional. can't wait to see the movie now.
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- Amazon Customer
- 09-03-24
Beautiful Story
This is the second book of Claire’s I have listened to, it’s just as good as the first, Small Things Like These. I can’t wait to download more. Beautifully written, straight forward and emotional. Loved it. PS a lovely Mother’s Day gift from my daughter xx
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