Filled with pathos and humour, Parcels in the Post is both a memoir of a loving household and snapshot of the fostering system in Ireland, from someone at the very heart of it all.

Fiona Neary is a well-known figure in Castlebar and the wider Mayo area. She worked in social care herself, co-founding the Mayo Rape Crisis Centre, and is currently co-director of the Linenhall Arts Centre in Castlebar.

Parcels in the Post is her first book and is published by New Island Books.