{"product_id":"foster-9780802160140","title":"Foster","description":"\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 of childhood, loss, and love; now released as a standalone book for the first time ever in the US\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eClaire Keegan\u003c\/b\u003e's works of fiction are internationally acclaimed and have been translated into thirty languages. \u003ci\u003eAntarctica\u003c\/i\u003e won the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature. \u003ci\u003eWalk the Blue Fields \u003c\/i\u003ewon 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 -- the world's richest prize for a short story. \u003ci\u003eSmall Things Like These\u003c\/i\u003e was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and the Rathbones Folio Prize. It won the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction and The Kerry Prize for Irish Novel of the Year. She was awarded Woman of the Year for Literature in Ireland, 2022, and Author of the Year, 2023. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Grove Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50568704262418,"sku":"9780802160140","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b1aaa9da-3e5f-40cb-8005-bc6bb3ca87ac.jpg?v=1731948168","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/foster-9780802160140","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}