Foster by Claire Keegan

Foster by Claire Keegan'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 ofthe Booker shortlisted Small Things Like These It is a hot summer in rural Ireland. A girl is sent to live with foster parents on afarm, not knowing when she will return home. In the strangers' house, shefinds a warmth and affection she has not known before and

Their relationship doesn't improve much over the years

In these snapshots from the fringes of Australian society

Keeping a journal during the next three decades

Sydney - populated with residents with colourful histories

A must-read for non-believers and believers alike

made amends with estranged family

and an over-enthusiastic PE teacher on a fitness crusade

The stakes are high

trees and the natural world

This publication aims to enrich the experience of all who visit the Barkly region through a greater understanding of the plants that exist in this unique environment

major truck stops

But when thirteen-year-old Forest Dempsey walks out of the ocean