Foster

Claire Keegan

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.

Claire Keegan (1968)

Claire Keegan was born in 1968 and grew up on a farm in Wicklow. Her first collection of short stories, Antarctica, was completed in 1998 Claire Keegan was born in 1968 and grew up on a farm in Wicklow. Her first collection of short stories, Antarctica, was completed in 1998. It announced her as an exceptionally gifted and versatile writer of contemporary fiction and was awarded the Rooney ... More.

 

Adriana Komorníková (1966)

Translator and editor. She studied Natural Sciences at Comenius University in Bratislava. She worked for the media (eg. Radio Free Europe) and foundations (eg. SOCIA) and as an editor in book publishing Porta Libri. More.

Zuzana Cigánová Mojžišová

Illustrator, scenographer, a costume and textile artist. More.

Michal Mojžiš

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