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Keegan is a writer who revels in the suspense of the unspoken, the held breath. Her new novella centers on a nameless young girl whose parents leave her in the care of relatives for the summer.
Claire Keegan’s novella “Foster” follows last year’s beautiful, heart-wrenching “Small Things Like These,” which went on to be short-listed for the Booker Prize. A short novel of uncommon spareness a...
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"Foster" follows the heart-wrenching short novel “Small Things Like These." In each, a father is crucial — one a lout, one loving. A review by Katherine Powers.
Keegan doesn’t write much, or publish often. But when she does, critics, readers and booksellers take notice.
For Fiona Smith, ‘tis the season to curl up with a book - and here are some suggestions for what to choose.