** Adapted into the Oscar-nominated film adaptation, An Cailin Ciuin / The Quiet Girl ** From the author of the Booker-shortlisted Small Things Like These, a heartbreaking, haunting story of childhood, loss and love by one of Ireland's most acclaimed writers. 'A real jewel. ' Irish Independent 'A small miracle. ' Sunday Times 'A thing of finely honed beauty. ' Guardian 'Thrilling. ' Richard Ford 'As good as Chekhov. ' David Mitchell It 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.