FOSTER - MATURA 2026

A heartbreaking, haunting story of childhood, loss and love by one of Ireland's most acclaimed writers.

'A real jewel.' - Irish Independent
'A small miracle.' - Sunday Times
'A thing of finely honed beauty.' - Guardian
'Thrilling.' - Richard Ford
'As good as Chekhov.' - David Mitchell

From the author of the Booker-shortlisted Small Things Like These

It is a hot summer in rural Ireland. A girl is sent to live with foster parents on a farm, not 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. But in a house where there are meant to be no secrets, she discovers how fragile her idyll is.