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From the author of the Booker-shortlisted Small Things Like These, a heartbreaking, haunting story of childhood, loss and love by one of Ireland's most acclaimed writers.

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.

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Publication: 18 Aug 2022, Faber & Faber
ISBN: 9780571368709

Extent: 96 pages

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        Description

        From the author of the Booker-shortlisted Small Things Like These, a heartbreaking, haunting story of childhood, loss and love by one of Ireland's most acclaimed writers.

        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.

        Paperback
        Publication: 18 Aug 2022, Faber & Faber
        ISBN: 9780571368709

        Extent: 96 pages

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