Foster historical fiction Philip McEvansoneya and Christopher Riopelle

Philip McEvansoneya and Christopher Riopelle detail the founding of the collection

A SAINTLY MOTHER

and poet Ceaití Ní Bheildiúin expanding on the themes of the exhibition

and brothels of Montmartre and adopting famed dancers and singers as his subjects

raising complex questions about their meaning

Foster historical fiction Philip McEvansoneya and Christopher RiopelleIt 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.