An international bestseller and one of The Times Top 50 Novels Published in the 21st Century, Claire Keegans piercing contemporary classic Foster is a heartbreaking storyof 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. Achildis takenby her fatherto live with relativeson a farm, not knowing when or ifshe will be broughthome again. In the Kinsellashouse, she finds anaffection and warmthshe has notknownand slowly, in their care,begins to blossom. But there is somethingunspokenin this new householdwhere everything issowelltended toandthis summermustsooncome 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 Keegans great talent and secures her reputation as one of our most important storytellers.