Cathy Glass
Author
Publisher
HarperElement
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
When Cathy sees Laura in the school playground she joins the other parents in admiring her gorgeous newborn baby, Liam, but when Laura suddenly feels unwell Cathy is so concerned she walks her home. Laura then disappears for weeks. Her seven-year-old daughter Kim is collected from school by Laura's mother-in-law, who wants nothing to do with anyone outside the family. Busy fostering, Cathy tries to put her worries to one side, until late one night...
Author
Publisher
Harper Element
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Cathy Glass, international bestselling 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. Prevented from having any contact...
Author
Publisher
Harper Element
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Eight-year-old Aimee was on the child protection register at birth. Her school repeatedly reported concerns about her bruises. And her five older half-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 the forgotten child.
Author
Publisher
HarperElement
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Divided into four sections, Cathy guides you through the entire process, from composing your first paragraph to seeing your book in print.
Topics include: • Making the time to write • Planning, revising and editing your writing • Different types of writing and genres • Finding an agent and publisher • How to self-publish • Promoting your work so it is a success
Clear, concise and packed full of practical tips, About Writing is an invaluable...
Author
Publisher
Harper Element
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Tilly hates her stepfather, Dave. He abuses her mother, but she refuses to leave him. Frightened for her own safety, Tilly asks to go into foster care and is placed with Cathy. Tilly arrives with a graze on her cheek and Cathy becomes increasingly concerned by Dave's behaviour, especially when she learns he has been showering Tilly with gifts. While she's busy looking after Tilly and trying to keep her safe, Cathy is also worried about her own daughter,...
Author
Publisher
HarperElement
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
The author had fostered fifty children over twenty years but none of them had been as disturbed as Jodie, a troubled eight-year-old whose violence and aggression had seen off five foster carers in just four months. When Jodie arrived, the author had no idea what lay beneath Jodie's shocking behaviour, which included smearing feces all over the house, erupting into violent rages and even cutting herself. Little by little, as Jodie's rage was met with...
Author
Publisher
Warszawskie Wydawnictwo Literackie
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Polish
Description
"Jade, 17, is pregnant, homeless and alone when she's brought to live with Cathy. Jade is desperate to keep her baby, but little more than a child herself, she struggles with the responsibilities her daughter brings. Cathy is worried as soon as Jade arrives: she's never looked after a pregnant teenager before, but none of the mother and baby carers is free, and - seventeen years old, seven months pregnant and homeless - Jade is in a desperate situation."...
Author
Publisher
HarperElement
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
The author had fostered fifty children over twenty years but none of them had been as disturbed as Jodie, a troubled eight-year-old whose violence and aggression had seen off five foster carers in just four months. When Jodie arrived, the author had no idea what lay beneath Jodie's shocking behaviour, which included smearing feces all over the house, erupting into violent rages and even cutting herself. Little by little, as Jodie's rage was met with...