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Narrated by:
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Aoife McMahon
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By:
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Claire Keegan
About this listen
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 .
AN IRISH TIMES TOP 100 BEST IRISH BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY
WINNER OF THE DAVY BYRNES IRISH WRITING AWARD
'A real jewel.' Irish Independent
'A small miracle.' Sunday Times
'A thing of finely honed beauty.' Guardian
'As good as Chekhov.' David Mitchell
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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- deborah boerne
- 08-10-2023
Touching and beautifully crafted
Such a gem of a story. Perfect. She is a wonderful writer. Will read more of her work
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- Cath
- 12-11-2022
What a joy!
A beautifully detailed story. A joy to listen to. I felt like I was right there.
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- Christine Torbey
- 23-11-2024
Great storytelling
Beautifully written with great characters. Also beautifully read with the Irish accent. Too short. Would have made a great novel.
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- Christine Campbell
- 11-10-2022
dear little story
Aoife McMahon was again a good choice for narrating this brief and much loved time in a young girl's life when she is sent away for foster care with an elderly couple. Her poorly-off family are unable financially or emotionally to provide for their ever-growing brood of children and with another baby due imminently fostering a daughter out was the path they took to help them, one where the girl finds rare and genuine care before returning home.
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- Anonymous User
- 19-02-2023
Simple and touching story
The story is simple and captures a moment in time in rural Ireland. Wonderful to listen to before or after seeing the movie adaptation “An Cailín Ciúin”.
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- Noinam
- 01-11-2024
Snippets of perfection
This is the second Claire Keegan short story I’ve listened to. How she manages to tell such stories with so few words, I have no idea. But she does. A true wordsmith.
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- Anonymous User
- 04-01-2022
very short but very sweet
an evocative story beautifully told. loved the reader as well. she really brought it alive
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- Cath
- 05-07-2023
Simply beautiful
I was completely drawn into this story. Wonderful storytelling from both author and narrator. I am rarely compelled to leave a review and wholeheartedly recommended this book.
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- Anonymous User
- 04-10-2024
Unbelievable understanding of love and loss
Impossible to believe such a story of love and loss can be told so utterly completely in such a short sorry. It will stay with me as much as the reading of the story and the film
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- Anonymous User
- 19-04-2025
Heartwarming
Beautifully described & lyrical reading; was a delight to listen to. I could feel her emotions & see the images clearly in my mind.
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