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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.
The social services are looking for a very experienced foster carer to look after Aimee and, when she reads the referral, Cathy understands why. Despite her reservations, Cathy agrees to Aimee on â there is something about her that reminds Cathy of Jodie (the subject of âDamagedâ and the most disturbed child Cathy has cared for), and reading the report instantly tugs at her heart strings.
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 ânot fit for human habitationâ. Aimee is so grateful as she snuggles into her bed at Cathyâs house on the first night that it brings Cathy to tears.
Aimeeâs 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 Aimeeâs life before she came into care, the more horrified she becomes.
Itâs clear that Aimee should have been rescued much sooner and as her journey seems to be coming to a happy end, Cathy canât help but reflect on all the other âforgotten childrenâ that are still sufferingâŠ
© 2015 HarperCollins (Ljudbok): 9780007577842
Utgivningsdatum
Ljudbok: 15 januari 2015
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4.6
Biografier
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.
The social services are looking for a very experienced foster carer to look after Aimee and, when she reads the referral, Cathy understands why. Despite her reservations, Cathy agrees to Aimee on â there is something about her that reminds Cathy of Jodie (the subject of âDamagedâ and the most disturbed child Cathy has cared for), and reading the report instantly tugs at her heart strings.
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 ânot fit for human habitationâ. Aimee is so grateful as she snuggles into her bed at Cathyâs house on the first night that it brings Cathy to tears.
Aimeeâs 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 Aimeeâs life before she came into care, the more horrified she becomes.
Itâs clear that Aimee should have been rescued much sooner and as her journey seems to be coming to a happy end, Cathy canât help but reflect on all the other âforgotten childrenâ that are still sufferingâŠ
© 2015 HarperCollins (Ljudbok): 9780007577842
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Ljudbok: 15 januari 2015
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L
31 okt. 2023
One of her best
Katja
23 okt. 2015
Super bra bok men mÄste bara sÀga: Stackars barn ;(. MÄste upplÀsaren lÄta som LÄngben? Hade problem att lyssna i live-lÀget men efter att jag laddade ner boken gick allt jÀttebra.
Malin
21 juli 2022
Love all books by Cathy, sheâs writing with such authenticity you canât stop feeling involved from start to end. Also to think sheâs done all this irl - so impressive - such a heartwarming person! And you can learn a lot from reading her books!
Anna
26 aug. 2022
En favorit av Cathy Glass đ
Ewa
16 dec. 2021
Jag har lyssnat pÄ den förut och den Àr min favorit bland CG:s böcker. Jag gillar Amy! Trots allt elÀnde Àr hon rak, Àrlig och rolig.
Elise
6 okt. 2015
Super bra bok!
Marielle
23 juli 2015
En mkt bra bok Ànnu en gÄng!
Nilla
19 apr. 2022
Som vanligt en bra bok av cathy Glass och bra upplÀsning.
jt.bocker161212
7 feb. 2022
đđThis book was really well written and as usual I like Cathy's books I get so sad when I read about Aimee and how some stupid men abuse and sexually exploit a child. And talk about her mother, I can not say all the words I want and what I really feel for her. How can a mother still have children when everything goes for a child protection. đ€That's a good questionđ€I give thisđđąđđąđ of 5 pcs đ heartđđ
Birgitta
8 mars 2015
En vÀldigt stark och bra bok.. UpplÀsaren Àr vÀldigt bra och roligt nÀr hon Àndrar sin röst efter karaktÀr .
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