Foster by Claire Keegan

“With my mother it was all work. But this is a different type of house. Here there is room, and time to think.” ***Foster,*** a novella by Irish author Claire Keegan, slows readers down. We meet the Kinsellas, relatives, who welcome the protagonist into their peaceful home overflowing with warm kindness!  She is dropped off, literally, by her disengaged, shiftless Da (aka father), what a contrast her past abode and living situation is to what is now before her. “The water tastes cool and clean…it tastes of my father leaving, of him never having been there.”  Kate’s one word summary was belonging. Our forlorn narrator is invited into the rhythm of the Kinsellas household. Belonging encourages our young protagonist to bloom in an amazing way. Sheila’s one word summary was actually two : )  Torn describes the beginning and end  of the book when the girl wanted to return with her father, struggling between staying in the better place versus returning to the chaos she called home. In the middle of the book the word opportunity comes to mind.. As we have opportunity, let us do good to one another.  Blessings dear listeners! Let’s connect to reflect!