Foster by Clare Keegan

In the early 1980's a young girl spends the summer with relatives on her mother's side of the family. Her mother is due to give birth soon and having one less child at home will be a blessing. The unnamed girl bonds with both John and Edna Kinsella and takes to helping them around the farm and the chores of daily life. As the summer ends and the girl goes back home, the trio's lives are emotionally changed. Another powerfully charged novella from author Keegan.