"Foster" is a short story or novella by Irish author Claire Keegan.

[1][2] In 1981 Ireland, County Wexford, a girl is sent to live with foster parents on a farm, while her mother gives birth.

[4][5][6][7] The Daily Telegraph compared it to the work of Seamus Heaney and William Trevor, while The Observer called it "Among the finest stories written recently in English.

"[8] Recognition of the literary merit of Foster was reflected in its inclusion as a text prescribed for comparative study by the Department of Education and Training (An Roinn Oideachais agus Scoileanna) for the syllabus of the English Leaving Certificate examination in Ireland.

[10] In 2022, a film version was released in the Irish language: An Cailín Ciúin, starring Catherine Clinch and Carrie Crowley.