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 I have just finished reading Unsafe. I was pleased it had a happy out come in the end. Congratulations to Lucy and Darren, and to Adrian and Kirsty.

Lara loves her son, but she puts her own needs first. Cathy must teach Lara how to care for Arthur, but will it be enough to allow her to keep him? Congratulations to Cathy Glass whose latest memoir Unwanted is Number 7 this week, its sixth week in the top ten. 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 Reality can be far crueler and more inhumane than fiction. In her fostering memoirs, Cathy Glass recounts multiple experiences that show that to be true. However, while her books are harrowing and starkly realistic, there are threads of hope woven throughout.Lara has not had a great life .. she had been in and out of foster homes almost all her life after losing her mum at a early age .. never feeling loved always feeling a burden and unwanted! This book is about a young boy that has been brought to foster care by his mothers choice as she is struggling to look after him because of his behaviour, so he gets taken to Cathy's house as he will be his foster carer for how ever long he needs to be there. Cathy didn't know what was going to happen in the future for him as he is in care voluntarily and not in any danger at home. Although i thought? Congratulations to Cathy Glass whose memoir Unwanted is Number 4 this week, Its ninth week in top ten.

Dear Cathy, I just finished reading “A Life Lost”. Another excellent book. I related a lot to the loss of your mom because last March we lost our dearest mom. Keep them coming!! I am a teacher and your books inspire my teaching a lot. Warm regards, What makes the novels that Cathy Glass writes the best, is that they are extremely personal. She writes fostering memoirs, and these stories are based off of her experience as a foster carer, which she has been for the past 25 years. What Glass offers in her writing is an inside look into the secretive world of social services and fostering. Sensitive Subjects Cathy Glass’s latest inspirational memoir for Harper Collins, Saving Danny, has had a great review in the Daily Mirror. When Cathy was first approached, she was concerned about whether she even knew how to look after a baby. When she collects him, she isn’t given any details as to his family history. Everything is kept a secret, even Harrison himself. The social worker tells Cathy that very few people know that Harrison exists. A Secret Existence

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I believe it takes a special kind of person to become a foster carer and I truly admire those who do it. These stories are all heartbreaking and eye opening and in some cases I find myself asking, how did you survive such horrendous abuse, whether it be physical or metal or in some cases both. 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” 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 Hi Cathy. I just wanted to say that the books and you’ve written are amazing. I’ve read about four of your books and I have recently read ‘An innocent baby’. I’m only 14 years old. To think that children my age and younger have gone through so much. Your books have really opened my mind up about the darker things of this world, and have made me grateful for my upbringing. I just wanted to thank you for that and for making a difference in this world by fostering children who need you. You’re a great person. 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.

Dear Ms. Cathy Glass. I wanted to let you know that I have read nearly every foster parent book and enjoyed them all. You are an inspiration and I became a foster parent in the states. I just got my license for family fostering. I believe you are an amazing person a wonderful wonderful foster parent. Bless you. I cannot give you enough praise. Thank you for being such a wonderful author and foster parent. 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. Having watched, through these books, Cathy's own family growing up and starting families, careers and marriage is so special. I look forward to hearing about Adrian, Lucy and Paula as much as the children Cathy is fostering with each book. 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 She agrees only to find out a few days later it is not just Arthur but also his mother Lara who they decide needs to be put on a parenting plan where Cathy needs to observe and help in the way of letting Lara know what she needs to do in different circumstances…

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Lara was seven when her birth mother died from a drug overdose. With no extended family to look after her, she was put into foster care. The care system failed Lara and now she is failing her son. Hi Cathy, I have An Innocent Baby and it was such a heart-breaking, but lovely book. I suffer with anxiety and reading really helps me to escape. The book gave me something to look forward to every evening after the kids were bathed, fed and asleep in their beds. You really are a remarkable lady, and your family must be so proud of you. Keep being fab. I can’t wait to read more of your books. I think you really help so many people escape the reality and the hustle and bustle of life, so thank you. Take care. Kindest regards. Hi! I have just been reading your book Damaged. (In Sweden called Skadad). I liked the book and hated what had happened to Jodie. I felt so sorry for her. I hope you can understand my English writing. Not only is “Cathy Glass” a pseudonym, but so are the designated names of the children that she writes about. This is perfectly understandable, considering the delicate nature of the material that Glass covers. Readers who typically enjoy Cathy Glass books are individuals who are partial to genres that are inspirational memoirs or true life stories. Glass started writing in her spare time, when she wasn’t busy caring for her family, including her various foster children. 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!

Good morning Cathy, I really am enjoying your books and will be trying to work my way through all of them in time. You radiate warmth and compassion which is clearly so important in your role as carer, and being a mum yourself. It’s great you’re raising awareness. Most memoirs I’ve read are written from the survivors, so yours have been a bit different. Thank you. Take care. Cathy Glass is the pseudonym this British author uses for the publication of her fostering memoirs and related books. Glass has fostered more than 200 children across the span of more than 25 years. Throughout this time she has encountered horrific cases of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse. Cathy and her husband soon discover that Dawn isn’t actually as okay as she seems. She lies, steals, drinks, and she self-harms. The couple does everything they can to help Dawn, but this is no easy task. Dawn is keeping a secret from them, a secret about her past. If they can get it out of her, it may be the key to helping her heal. When Dawn first comes to the family, Social Services informs Cathy that Dawn needs her space. They have been allowing a young girl to run around on the weekends until 21:30 at night. This is something I cannot fathom. But Dawn isn’t used to a routine – this is something she slowly learns while living with Cathy. Not OkayHarper Collins have bought world rights in Cathy Glass’s latest fostering memoir A Family Torn Apart. There are so many questions you’ll be asking yourself by the time you’re done reading this book, but the biggest one is this: why would a mother believe that giving away her new-born child is her only option? That’s what Cathy Glass is about to find out in this best book. Little baby Harrison is left in Cathy’s care at only one day old. Hi Cathy, Thank you so much for your books. grew up an unwanted child who was abused physically and emotionally, but had wonderful foster carers who supported and loved me no matter how bad my behavior was. They inspired me so much that I became a social worker to help other children in care. Thank you for your work/books as they validate my story and those of countless children like me, the forgotten children whose stories appear like fiction to others and remain untold. Your writing has evoked many memories, but also made me realise that with my own children and work I have broken the cycle of abuse.