Foster
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Published:
[United States] : Highbridge Company, 2022.
Format:
eAudiobook
Edition:
Unabridged.
Content Description:
1 online resource (1 audio file (1hr., 26 min.)) : digital.
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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.

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Language:
English
ISBN:
9781696604901, 1696604907

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Read by Aoife McMahon.
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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.
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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APA Citation (style guide)

Keegan, C., & Mcmahon, A. (2022). Foster. Unabridged. Highbridge Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Keegan, Claire and Aoife, Mcmahon. 2022. Foster. Highbridge Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Keegan, Claire and Aoife, Mcmahon, Foster. Highbridge Company, 2022.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Keegan, Claire, and Aoife Mcmahon. Foster. Unabridged. Highbridge Company, 2022.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.

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