Sadie Harpur, Gorey author of the memoir The Hidden World of a Foster Girl is set to be interviewed at the Write By The Sea Festival as part of a discussion on the World of Fostering.

The World of Fostering event is taking place at 3 pm on Saturday, September 28 in the Saltees Coast Hotel, Kilmore Quay, Co Wexford.

Harpur, who was fostered to a family in Mount Merrion in Dublin, will share the platform with Fiona Neary, author of Parcels in the Post: Growing Up With Fifty Siblings. They will chat with social worker Geraldine Quigley about their lived experiences of the Irish fostering system.

Sadie Harpur & Fiona Neary will chat about their lived experiences of the Irish fostering system and about their breathtaking books.

Join us in Kilmore Quay from Sept. 27 to 29 for a weekend of readings, interviews and performances

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Harpur’s book, The Hidden World Of A Foster Girl, was described by Hot Press as a “a gut-wrenching read, pulling at every heart string. Hugely powerful, it’s a memoir about the anxieties of growing up in foster care in Ireland.”

After the launch of her novel, Harpur was invited by the Lord Mayor of Dublin to address an audience of care workers in the Mansion House. She has also had her poems published in two anthologies of Wexford Women Writing Undercover.

Tickets for the World of Fostering event are now on sale here for €10, with Day Passes available for the full day’s events costing €75.