literary fiction
Foster
This is a short novella. A father takes his young daughter to stay with an unknown childless couple while her heavily pregnant mother will soon have another child and another mouth to feed.
I read Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan in January. I love her writing. Keegan intentionally leaves quite a few things unsaid. She only suggests and then leaves it to the reader to make his conclusions. In under 100 pages, she creates such a thick atmosphere. This way, she gives us a glimpse into the character’s mind and feelings. Similar to Small Things Like These, the main things are left unsaid here.
Claire Keegan was born in Wexford in 1968.
Her story collections are Antarctica (London, Faber and Faber, 1999/New York, Grove/Atlantic, 1999); Walk the Blue Fields (Faber and Faber, 2007/ Grove Press, Black Cat, 2008); and the single story Foster (Faber and Faber, 2010).
Her awards include The Francis MacManus Award; The William Trevor Prize; the Olive Cook Award; the Los Angeles Times Book of the Year; the Rooney Prize for Literature, and Davy Byrnes Irish Writing Award 2009, judged by Richard Ford.
A member of Aosdána, she lives in Co. Wexford.
I read Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan in January. I love her writing. Keegan intentionally leaves quite a few things unsaid. She only suggests and then leaves it to the reader to make his conclusions. In under 100 pages, she creates such a thick atmosphere. This way, she gives us a glimpse into the character’s mind and feelings. Similar to Small Things Like These, the main things are left unsaid here.
Details:
- author: Claire Keegan
- full title: Foster
- genre: literary fiction
- format/type: bookfiction
- country: #ireland
- topics: #family, #fostercare
- publisher: Faber & Faber
- publish date: February 10, 2010
- pages: 89
My Rating of the Book:
- content: 💙💙💙💙
About the Author:
Claire Keegan was born in Wexford in 1968.
Her story collections are Antarctica (London, Faber and Faber, 1999/New York, Grove/Atlantic, 1999); Walk the Blue Fields (Faber and Faber, 2007/ Grove Press, Black Cat, 2008); and the single story Foster (Faber and Faber, 2010).
Her awards include The Francis MacManus Award; The William Trevor Prize; the Olive Cook Award; the Los Angeles Times Book of the Year; the Rooney Prize for Literature, and Davy Byrnes Irish Writing Award 2009, judged by Richard Ford.
A member of Aosdána, she lives in Co. Wexford.
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