{"product_id":"foster-hardcover","title":"Foster - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eClaire Keegan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn international bestseller and one of \u003ci\u003eThe Times'\u003c\/i\u003e \"Top 50 Novels Published in the 21st Century,\" Claire Keegan's piercing contemporary classic \u003ci\u003eFoster\u003c\/i\u003e is a heartbreaking story \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eof childhood, loss, and love; now released as a standalone book for the first time ever in the US\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt 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 Award and published in an abridged version in the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ethis 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, \u003ci\u003eFoster\u003c\/i\u003e showcases Claire Keegan's great talent and secures her reputation as one of our most important storytellers.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClaire Keegan \u003c\/b\u003ewas raised on a farm in Ireland. Her stories have won numerous awards and are translated into thirty languages. \u003ci\u003eAntarctica\u003c\/i\u003e won the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature and was a \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Year. \u003ci\u003eWalk the Blue Fields\u003c\/i\u003e won the Edge Hill Prize for the finest collection of stories published in the British Isles. \u003ci\u003eFoster\u003c\/i\u003e won the Davy Byrnes Award then the world's richest prize for a story. These works have been published in the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eParis Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBest American Stories\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eSmall Things Like These\u003c\/i\u003e was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e Editor's Choice and shortlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize, awarded for the finest book in any genre published in the English language. \u003ci\u003eFoster\u003c\/i\u003e is now part of the school syllabus in Ireland. This is the first publication of the original text in the USA. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.4 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42097810899079,"sku":"9780802160140","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/2faf238f74d6e488f9bfd6f7e327b1f1.webp?v=1732356413","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/foster-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}