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Cathy Glass, international best-selling author, tells the shocking story of Zeena, a young Asian girl desperate to escape from her family. When 14-year-old Zeena begs to be taken into care with a non-Asian family, she is clearly petrified. But of what?Placed in the home of experienced foster carer Cathy and her family, Zeena gradually settles into her new life, but misses her little brothers and sisters terribly.

Jackson is aggressive, confrontational and often volatile. His mother, Kayla, is crippled with grief after tragically losing her husband and eldest son. Struggling to cope, she puts Jackson into foster care. Cathy, his carer, encourages Jackson to talk about what has happened to his family, but...

The true story of 2 year-old Anna, abandoned by her natural parents, left alone in a neglected orphanage. Elaine and Ian had travelled half way round the world to adopt little Anna. She couldn’t have been more wanted, loved and cherished. So why was she now in foster care and living with me?...

The 32nd fostering memoir from international bestseller Cathy Glass Struggling to cope with three young children, Janie turns to experienced foster carer Cathy Glass. Helping the family each morning, Cathy soon uncovers how dangerous their situation has truly become. Riley and his two little...

The Sunday Times and New York Times best-selling author of Damaged tells the true story of Donna, who came into foster care aged 10, having been abused, victimised, and rejected by her family. Donna has been in foster care with her two young brothers for three weeks when she is abruptly moved to Cathy's. When Donna arrives she is silent, withdrawn, and walks with her shoulders hunched forward and her head down.

Angie, 6, and sister Polly, 4, are utterly distraught when they arrive to stay with foster carer Cathy Glass. Their older half-sister Ashleigh has accused their father of something horrible, and the two young sisters have been removed from home to keep them safe. Cathy tries to comfort the girls...

ONE REMARKABLE WOMAN. OVER 30 YEARS OF FOSTERING. THE STORY OF ONE CHILD SHE COULD NEVER FORGET. Seven-year-old Reece is the last of six siblings to be taken into foster care. He can't cope with school and is often excluded for his violent and aggressive outbursts. But behind that anger is a...

From the author of Sunday Times and New York Times best seller Damaged, the gripping story of a woman caught in a horrific cycle of abuse - and the desperate lengths she must go to in order to escape. When Aisha spots an ad for a 'personal introductory service for professionals' in the newspaper, she could never have guessed it would lead to such a perfect marriage. But you should be careful what you wish for.... Mark is sorry the first time he hits Aisha.

Sunday Times and New York Times best-selling author Cathy Glass returns with her first novel. The Girl in the Mirror is a moving and gripping story of a young woman who tries to piece together her past and uncovers a dreadful family secret that has been buried and forgotten. When Mandy learns her much-loved Grandpa is dying, she is devastated and returns to the house where she spent so many wonderful summers as a child. But the childhood visits ended abruptly, and those happy days are now long gone.

Million-copy bestselling author Cathy Glass tells the story of Dawn, a sweet and seemingly well-balanced girl whose outward appearance masks a traumatic childhood of suffering at the hands of the very people who should have cared for her. Dawn was the first girl Cathy Glass ever fostered. Sweet...

Aged nine Joss came home from school to discover her father's suicide. She's never gotten over it. This is the true story of Joss, 13 who is angry and out of control. At the age of nine, Joss finds her father’s dead body. He has committed suicide. Then her mother remarries and Joss bitterly...

The second novel, and first quick read title, from Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author Cathy Glass. My Dad's a Policeman is a dramatic and engaging story of a young boy with an alcoholic mother. Lonely, bullied and desperate for a life of happiness and security he tells everyone...

A fresh and practical guide to successfully managing children’s behaviour – from babies to young adults. Cathy Glass has been a foster carer for 30 years, during this time fostering more than 150 children, as well as bringing up three of own. Many of these children have had severe...

Het ontroerende, waargebeurde verhaal van een meisje en de strijd om haar voogdij Op de dag dat de vierjarige Alice naar het pleeggezin van Cathy zou gaan, wordt ze onverwacht door haar moeder meegenomen. Alice' moeder, drugsverslaafd en geestelijk ziek, probeert wanhopig te voorkomen dat ze haar dochter kwijtraakt. Cathy maakt drie angstige dagen door tot Alice terug wordt gevonden, veilig maar getraumatiseerd. Al snel verovert de kleine, kwetsbare Alice het hart van Cathy.

Dit is het persoonlijke en waargebeurde verhaal van Melody, die op achtjarige leeftijd wordt weggehaald bij haar alleenstaande drugsverslaafde moeder. Melody is kwaad dat ze niet thuis kan blijven wonen en in het pleeggezin van Cathy moet blijven, maar ze lijkt zich ook wel erg veel zorgen te maken om haar moeder – veel meer dan Cathy ooit heeft gezien. Amanda, Melody's moeder, is ook boos en haalt tijdens hun afspraken een paar keer flink uit naar Cathy. Maar wanneer ze de verloren en kwetsbare blik op Amanda's gezicht ziet, begint Cathy net zo bezorgd te worden als Melody.

The brand new, long awaited book from the multi-million-copy bestselling author Cathy Glass. ONE REMARKABLE WOMAN. OVER 30 YEARS OF FOSTERING. CARER TO MORE THAN 150 CHILDREN Late on Boxing Day night Cathy hears a strange noise outside her house. She is in bed and gets up and looks out of the...

Cathy is een ervaren pleegouder, maar niemand had haar kunnen voorbereiden op de komst van Jodie, een achtjarig meisje met zoveel gedragsproblemen dat ze in vier maanden tijd bij vijf verschillende gezinnen wordt geplaatst. Langzaam wint Cathy het vertrouwen van Jodie, en haar gedrag verbetert aanzienlijk. Stukje bij beetje onthult het meisje de schokkende en hartverscheurende details van haar mishandeling door de mensen die haar hadden moeten liefhebben en beschermen.

Lucy was al elf jaar toen ze, na drie jaar van opvanggezin naar opvanggezin gestuurd te zijn, bij Cathy Glass terechtkwam. Lucy weigerde te eten en liep jaren achter in haar ontwikkeling. Iedereen was bang dat de schade onomkeerbaar was, maar Cathy had jarenlange ervaring met de begeleiding van mishandelde ­kinderen. Als het haar niet lukte tot Lucy door te dringen, kon niemand het… Cathy was Lucy's laatste hoop en ze zette alles op alles om haar ­eindelijk het liefhebbende gezin te geven dat ze zo lang had moeten missen.