Unsafe: Damian longs for home, but one man stands in his way

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Cathy Glass’s A Family Torn Apart remains in the top ten for a seventh week – this time at number 10. Faye changes her mind and decides she wants to keep her baby. Will she be able to learn enough to be a parent when the time comes? The second book in this best Cathy Glass series follows 16-year-old Laura, who takes her baby to the park for some fun. She is struggling but no one notices except Cathy, who tries to help her. But she just keeps hitting a wall, because what Laura needs is medical help. Congratulations to Cathy Glass whose latest fostering memoir Neglected has gone straight to no 1 on its first part week sales. Tao formerly lived in Nigeria, but was kidnapped by his mother and taken to the UK illegally. To help support her debauched life of drinking, and drugs, his abusive mother was a prostitute. The mother cast Tayo out onto the streets after he sustained an injury and was no longer able to earn money for the woman. Based on the horrors that he suffered on the streets of Central London, Glass wrote that she had never met a child that showed the kind of strength as Tayo. He had the kind of inner resolve that she had never seen before. Continued Success This best series by Cathy Glass contains her latest books and there are 9 in total. Not only does she foster children, but she also helps young mothers. This series is the best testament to the kind and caring person that Cathy Glass is. In the titular book, Cathy tells the story of Faye, a 24-year-old pregnant woman.

Glass did a phenomenal job with this heart-breaking story. Even though she was one of the main characters, she never took the spotlight away from Dawn. I think that’s a point of departure in all of the best novels by Cathy Glass: the focus is always the child.

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You do not want to miss out on one of Cathy Glass’s most popular books. It is such a good story but actually almost unbelievable that it’s real. At 4 years old, Alice was on her way to Cathy’s house when she is snatched by her own mother. A drug addict suffering from mental illness, Alice’s mother is desperate to keep her child. So, she takes Alice and disappears. year-old Dawn is a sweet girl, who seems well adjusted. She comes to live with Cathy and her family, and it’s going well. Dawn is maybe used to a little more freedom, and she isn’t familiar with structure. But you would never think that this well-balanced girl is actually masking a childhood of trauma, having been abused by the people who were supposed to love and care for her. Harper Collins have bought world rights in Cruel To Be Kind, Cathy Glass’s account of fostering six year old Max. I have two books coming out soon – one by Lisa Stone, The Gathering, out 3rd August, The other a Cathy Glass memoir, Unsafe. 31st August. I hope you enjoy them, x

Harper Collins have bought world rights in Cathy Glass’s latest fostering memoir Too Scared to Tell. Harper Collins have bought world rights in Cathy Glass’s next fostering memoir. Innocent is the true story of little Molly and Kit, siblings, aged 3 years and 18 months, who are brought into care as an emergency after suffering non-accidental injuries. It will be her 31st book and 23rd fostering memoir. Reece is the last of six siblings, all of whom are in the system. His aggressive behaviour is the reason why he has been passed from carer to carer. It is clear that in his short life he has gone through something traumatic, but Cathy is struggling to find out what. Family SecretsI am delighted to say that Unsafe has stayed at No 1 in the UK charts for a third week. Thank you for all your kind comments. They are very much appreciated. Cathy Glass is not only a remarkable writer, but also a remarkable human being. She has helped out so many people and her actions are admirable. Sometimes things don’t work out the way you want them to, but that shouldn’t stop you from reading these stories. It’s truly an incredible insight into the world of fostering that not many people are familiar with. We learn about a young girl by the name of Donna. She is 10 years old and has been horribly abused her entire life. She was eventually taken away from her mother and two older brothers. When she arrives at Cathy’s house, Donna is a sullen and sad girl who doesn’t talk much. Ashamed To Be Proud It is this type of sad but honest writing that helps the reader sympathize as well as empathize with the child that Cathy finds covered in blood that first night, after cutting her own wrist. She documents how eventually it became obvious that the child was in need of psychiatric help. Readers cry at the heart wrenching story of how Social Services removed Jodie from Glass’s care and had her placed in a residential unit, instead of paying for the help the child needed. This happened, in spite of the fact that Glass was able to get Jodie to open up and reveal details about the abuse her parents and others had been afflicting on her. The plot unravels like a movie when members of a pedophile ring are arrested and brought to justice. Hidden Donna ends up living with Cathy’s family for just over a year, and they try to make her feel as if she is part of the family. This isn’t always easy. Cathy is startled and confused when she finds Donna in the bathroom one day scrubbing her hands raw. She informs Cathy that her mother always told her to clean her hands to get rid of the dirt, but it won’t come off.

The rest of this series is a continuation of the stories of Faye and Lauren, and the role Cathy plays in their journeys. These novels are tear-jerking and touching, but a series that is well worth the read. These two young women touch Cathy’s life in a way she never expected, and as much as you aim for a happy ending, all you can do sometimes is your best. Seeing as Cathy is an experienced foster carer, Social Services pressures her to take on Jodie. Cathy has reservations but nevertheless agrees. When Jodie first arrives, it is absolute chaos. She does everything and anything to act out and cause trouble, like covering herself in blood. A Traumatic Past For those of you who have been waiting for my next Lisa Stone thriller, The Gathering, it’s four weeks! https://rb.gy/derlw Alice is very open about her mother, and it is revealed that she was staying with her grandparents before the whole ordeal occurred. Alice’s grandparents clearly looked after her, and this leaves Cathy wondering why Alice was placed in foster care at all. The grandparents are too old to look after Alice, and the plan was to send Alice to her father – much to the grandparents’ distress. A trip to WH Smith at the weekend witnessed a score of titles from agency clients Casey Watson, Cathy Glass and Lynne Barrett-Lee on display.Aimee reminds Cathy of Jodie (you’ll know her story if you have read Damaged), and it brings Cathy to tears. Seeing how grateful Aimee is to have a bed to snuggle into tugs at your heartstrings, especially because you know she came from a place that was not considered habitable for human beings, let alone a little girl. Cathy Glass used to work for the civil service but left that career to start a family. After initially struggling to have children, Glass and her husband decided to apply to become foster carers, after seeing an advert about it. Due to the sensitive nature of her works, the name “Cathy Glass” is a pseudonym, and the names of the children she writes about are also altered. Cathy is hesitant about exposing her own young children to a boy on the brink of sorrow, but she knows that poor Michael will be left an orphan when his dad passes. She can’t not help this 8-year-old boy. Cathy is surprised when her children insist on Michael coming to stay with them. You Gotta Have Faith

Just heard from my publisher that Unwanted is still in the Top Ten! Week 6! Thank you so much for making this book a success.I have fostered 200 kids, but Lucy’s eyes were haunted and my heart went out to her - she was destined to be my daughter” Cathy begins to fear for not only Harrison’s safety, but also that of her family. She finally demands answers from the social worker, and what she finds out is disturbing. Harrison’s life can go one of two ways. Is the strange woman the one with the answers? If you want to know, then be sure to add this Cathy Glass book to your list!