Book guide
Foster
A quiet, devastating story of a neglected girl who discovers tenderness in a temporary home—and the ache of having to leave it.
Genre and trope pairingsLiteraryFound familyLiterarySelf-discoveryLiteraryComing of ageLiteraryFamily secretsLiteraryDysfunctional familyContemporary FictionFound familyContemporary FictionSelf-discoveryContemporary FictionComing of ageContemporary FictionFamily secretsContemporary FictionDysfunctional family
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About Foster
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.
Reading signals
- Spice
- None
- Darkness
- Balanced
- Pacing
- Slow
Content warnings
- child neglect
- parental neglect
- death of a child
- grief
- alcohol abuse
- separation from foster family
- poverty
- pregnancy
