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joe's commonplace
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foster

/ 1 min read

author

Claire Keegan

genre

short story

my one sentence synop

a shy young girl is sent off with foster parents while her mother gives birth where she learns about love, what she had been missing in her own family, and the thought of losing it when its found.

slap rating

this slaaaaaaps. keegan has a special way with words. her ability to tell so much in such a small book. sentences are packed with so much emotion and depth. i enjoyed this story a ton.