That’s correct. Arthur can have his cot in with you if you don’t have a spare bedroom. We don’t want them in the same room, to begin with at least.’ Cathy has always had an interest in writing, combining fostering with occasional freelance journalism and commercial writing, usually when a particular issue stirs her passion. Before the success of Damaged she had written on health and social issues for the Guardian, the Evening Standard, Luton News, and the Hemel Gazette. She is also a published fiction writer, with poems and short stories published in a number of commercial magazines.

Cathy Glass books are a slightly guilty pleasure of mine. The way that Cathy portrays herself as taking 'damaged' children and 'fixing' them after they have suffered somehow reassures me that even the most evil situations can be somewhat remedied. Although I recognise that the suffering of the children can, tragically, never be properly healed. I am very pleased to say that Unsafe remains in the UK Top Ten for a fourth week. Thank you for all your kind comments. Unwanted: Part 1 of 3: The care system failed Lara. Will she fail her own child? by Cathy Glass – eBook Details Harper Collins have bought world rights in Cathy Glass’s latest fostering memoir Lost Boy about gender fluid Stevie. It was a mother and child foster placement. My role was to keep Arthur safe, assess Lara’s parenting capacity, and give her help and advice where necessary in the hope she would be able to make the necessary changes to keep her son. I felt the responsibility especially as all the social worker’s ‘visits’ were online due to continuing covid restrictions. It was as though Lara’s future lay in my hands.

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Following the success of Damaged, you might imagine that a brand new author would have a bit of a cooling off period. This was not to be the case with Cathy Glass. Her next book, “Hidden” was published in 2008, and it was a success in its own right. This book had another memorable character at the center of it, only this child was a far cry different from the explosive Jodie character that Glass had written about in her first book. In the book Hidden, Tayo is the child that is described as being a polite, calm and mild-mannered child that was well spoken. But while he displayed excellent manners and was very well behaved, Tao was hiding a terrible past that no child should have had to live through.

Harper Collins have bought world rights in Cathy Glass’s latest fostering memoir A Monster For A Father. I love reading about fostering. I was in foster homes before I was adopted. Cathy Glass is a wonderful and understanding foster care." Thank you for all your support and kind words over the past year. They are much appreciated. One of the reasons I write my books is to try to raise awareness. Happy New Year and best wishes for 2022. Cathy & family. x I am delighted that Unwanted remains in the UK top ten for another week. Thank you for all your kind comments. I write my books to raise awareness so I am pleased this book has reached so many.Yes, that was the concern of her doctor. But in court Lara’s lawyer pointed out that we’d had no previous concerns about her abusing her child, that the boy was thought to be very accident-prone, and the cuts and bruises could have easily been sustained as a result of