Foster. London: Faber & Faber, 2010. First Edition, Paperback Issue. Publishers pictorial card wrappers. Small crease to top right margin of endpapers with pale spotting to fore-edges, otherwise a nice bright copy.

Inscribed by the Author on the title page.

Winner of the prestigious Davy Byrnes Award Claire Keegan’s piercing story centers on nine-year-old Cáit, a shy and withdrawn child who receives scant attention or affection from a family ruled by an uncaring patriarch.

Adapted for the big screen as AN CAILÍN CIÚIN, it was Nominated for an Academy Award in the ‘International Feature Film’ category at the Oscars (2023).