89 pages
English language
Published Nov. 1, 2010 by Faber and Faber.
A small girl is sent to live with foster parents on a farm in rural Ireland, without knowing when she will return home. In the strangers' house she finds affection she has not known before, and slowly she begins to blossom in their care. But when a secret is suddenly revealed, she realizes how fragile her idyll is.
Jesus Christ, I am a sucker for stoic but soft father figures. I'm crying and this book is absolutely gorgeous.
Was passiert, ist vorhersehbar und nicht besonders interessant, aber ich mochte die sparsame Erzählweise. Außerdem war das Buch erfreulich kurz.
