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A new memoir from Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author Cathy Glass.
Eight-year-old Aimee was on the child protection register at birth. Her five older siblings were taken into care many years ago. So no one can understand why she was left at home to suffer for so long. It seems Aimee was forgotten.
When she arrives, Aimee is angry. And she has every right to be. She has spent the first eight years of her life living with her drug-dependent mother in a flat that the social worker described as 'not fit for human habitation'. Aimee is so grateful as she snuggles into her bed at Cathy's house on the first night that it brings Cathy to tears.
Aimee's aggressive mother is constantly causing trouble at contact, and makes sweeping allegations against Cathy and her family in front of her daughter as well. It is a trying time for Cathy, and it makes it difficult for Aimee to settle. But as Aimee begins to trust Cathy, she starts to open up. And the more Cathy learns about Aimee's life before she came into care, the more horrified she becomes.
It's clear that Aimee should have been rescued much sooner and as her journey seems to be coming to a happy end, Cathy can't help but reflect on all the other 'forgotten children' that are still suffering...
Industry Reviews
REVIEWS FOR DAMAGED:
'Cannot fail to move those who read it.'
Adoption-net
'Heartbreaking.'
Mirror
'A truly harrowing read that made me cry.'
Sun
'A true tale of hope. ****.'
OK!
'Foster carers rarely get the praise they deserve, but Cathy Glass's book should change all that.****'
First magazine
'A hugely touching and emotional true tale.'
Star magazine
ISBN: 9780007486779
ISBN-10: 0007486774
Published: 13th September 2012
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 304
Audience: General Adult
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Country of Publication: GB
Dimensions (cm): 2 x 19.3 x 12.4
Weight (kg): 0.276
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