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bookshelves: netgalley, netgalley-2022, fiction, ireland, family, audiobook, short-stories
Nov 12, 2022
bookshelves: netgalley, netgalley-2022, fiction, ireland, family, audiobook, short-stories
After Sunday Mass in Clonegal, a little girl's father dropped her off at the Kinsellas in rural Wexford farm. The child will be staying with a childless foster family while her mother gets ready to deliver yet another baby. The child came from a large family and through her narration, we learn what she thought is expected of her at the farm, but instead she received all the love and attention that seems foreign to her.
Foster is a tender and poignant story about family and kindness. I also love the vivid description of rural Ireland during summertime. Although this is a short listen, it was beautiful.
Aoife McMahon's narration is wonderful and her beautiful accent is not difficult to understand. There are words that I'm not familiar with and without a print copy, I can't really look them up. Nevertheless, that didn't ruin the story for me but made it more genuine.
I may have to listen to this story again. Claire Keegan's Foster bittersweet ending left me wondering.🤔
Thank you RB Media, HighBridge Audio, and Netgalley for my ALC.
Foster is a tender and poignant story about family and kindness. I also love the vivid description of rural Ireland during summertime. Although this is a short listen, it was beautiful.
Aoife McMahon's narration is wonderful and her beautiful accent is not difficult to understand. There are words that I'm not familiar with and without a print copy, I can't really look them up. Nevertheless, that didn't ruin the story for me but made it more genuine.
I may have to listen to this story again. Claire Keegan's Foster bittersweet ending left me wondering.🤔
Thank you RB Media, HighBridge Audio, and Netgalley for my ALC.
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Nov 12, 2022 04:58PM
Love an ending that leaves me thinking! Great review Kay! I have to get to this one soon!
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Fabulous review, Kay! I can't wait to read this!
I've read some of her short stories so I'd bet this one was not only well structured but also very well written. Great that they had an Irish reader! What a treat.
My library doesn't have this in any format so I might need to look for it on audible.
Tina wrote: "Love an ending that leaves me thinking! Great review Kay! I have to get to this one soon!"Thank you! I hope that you'll enjoy it too if you read it, Tina.🥰
Meredith (Slowly Catching Up) wrote: "Fabulous review, Kay! I can't wait to read this!"I'll look out for your review Meredith! Thank you.💗
Berengaria wrote: "I've read some of her short stories so I'd bet this one was not only well structured but also very well written. Great that they had an Irish reader! What a treat."This is only my second one and I really enjoy her writing style! 💓
Some of our accidents even I don’t understand 😁 Terrific review Kay 💖
It takes a certain skill don’t you think? To write a short story and to do it well. This author has that, I agree. Lovely review Kay
Tina wrote: "My library doesn't have this in any format so I might need to look for it on audible."Can you recommend your library to buy? This one is expensive... $9 for a short story, audible seems to be the way to go and a cheaper alternative. 😊
Wow! Beautiful review Kay! I’m intrigued ❤️
Oh I love Aoife's voice!! I'll check this out. Keegan is a great author.
I keep hearing about this. It sounds lovely, as is your review, Kay! 💗
Lovely review and one I would like to listen to.
Wonderful review Kay!
Margaret M - semi hiatus wrote: "Some of our accidents even I don’t understand 😁 Terrific review Kay 💖"Haha, so true. Thank you Margaret!!💓
ReadAlongWithSue [Catching-Up] wrote: "It takes a certain skill don’t you think? To write a short story and to do it well. This author has that, I agree. Lovely review Kay"Very much so, she's very talented. Thank you, Sue!🥰
Lindsay - Traveling Sisters Book Reviews wrote: "Wow! Beautiful review Kay! I’m intrigued ❤️"Thank you, Lindsay!💗
GirlWithThePinkSkiMask wrote: "Great review Kay. Glad you enjoyed!"Thank you, Pink!💗
Holly wrote: "Sounds intriguing!"It's a really good short story Holly, only 1.5 hours.😉
Fantastic review, Kay! Love this author and have this up to read very soon! So glad you enjoyed! ♥︎
Sounds like a lovely read� 😎
Lovely review Kay sounds like it was a beautiful read. 🥰
Marialyce (absltmom, yaya) wrote: "Lovely review and one I would like to listen to."Thank you Marialyce! I hope you'll enjoy it if you pick it up. 😊
Melissa (LifeFullyBooked) wrote: "Wonderful review Kay!"Thank you, Melissa!
Kat wrote: "I keep hearing about this. It sounds lovely, as is your review, Kay! 💗"Thank you so much Kat! 💓
Maureen wrote: "Lovely review Kay!"Thank you, Maureen!💗
Barbara wrote: "Oh I love Aoife's voice!! I'll check this out. Keegan is a great author."I hope you'll enjoy it too Barbara. I love her voice and accent.💗
Debra wrote: "Great review, Kay!"Thank you, Debra!💗
A lovely review, Kay! Keegan is a singular talent. I adored "Foster," too.
I have been hearing so many good things about this one! It sounds like such a moving read! Wonderful review Kay 🧡
Tracy wrote: "Fantastic review, Kay! Love this author and have this up to read very soon! So glad you enjoyed! ♥︎"Thank you Tracy! Can't wait to read your review on this one.💓🤩
Heidi wrote: "Sounds like a lovely read� 😎"Yes, it was Heidi. I hope you enjoy this too!!😊
Lisa wrote: "Lovely review Kay sounds like it was a beautiful read. 🥰"Touching Lisa, thank you!🥰
Melissa wrote: "A lovely review, Kay! Keegan is a singular talent. I adored "Foster," too."Glad you loved this one too Melissa, thank you!🥰
Ellie wrote: "I have been hearing so many good things about this one! It sounds like such a moving read! Wonderful review Kay 🧡"Most definitely, especially the ending. Thank you, Ellie!🥰
Lovely review, Kay!❤️ Glad we both enjoyed this one.
Wonderful review, Kay! I understand your confusion. I opted to actually read this story, and I still needed to read the ending twice. I love Keegan but she sure makes me work hard to get what she has left unsaid. :)
Marilyn wrote: "Lovely review, Kay!❤️ Glad we both enjoyed this one."Glad you enjoyed this also, thank you, Marilyn!🥰
Rosh wrote: "Wonderful review, Kay! I understand your confusion. I opted to actually read this story, and I still needed to read the ending twice. I love Keegan but she sure makes me work hard to get what she h..."That's very true. I had a "wait.. hold on a minute" moment. 😆 Thank you, Rosh!
It was very bittersweet and probably supposed to leave us wondering 🤔 I imagine if her mom birthed another daughter, then the girl would have stayed with the Kinsellas. Instead, they served up a son as a replacement for the son they lost since they now had one to spare. The bundled communication Edna received in the mail announcing the birth of the boy as well as an approximate date of return for the girl (where this was previously undetermined) is support for this.
