Damaged: Jodies parents were supposed to protect her

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The No. 1 Sunday Times Bestseller.
At just eight years old, Jodie is violent, aggressive and extremely challenging. Five carers in four months have been unable to cope, but there is one last hope: Cathy Glass

As Jodie begins to trust Cathy and make progress, shocking details about her past come to light. No one had noticed the glaring signs of abuse by those who were supposed to love her most.

One of Cathys earliest and bestselling memoirs, Damaged is a heartbreaking story that proves just how valuable foster carers are for societys most vulnerable children.

*Damaged was originally published in 2007*

Reviews

'Cannot fail to move those who read it.' Adoption-net

Heartbreaking.' The Mirror

A truly harrowing read that made me cry. The Sun

'A true tale of hope. ****.' OK!

Foster carers rarely get the praise they deserve, but Cathy Glasss book should change all that.**** First Magazine

A hugely touching and emotional true tale. Star Magazine

Author Bio

Cathy Glass is a pseudonym. She has been a foster carer for over 20 years, during which time she has looked after more than 100 children, of all ages and backgrounds. Cathy runs training courses on fostering for her local Social Services, and helps draft new fostering procedures and guidelines. Cathy has three teenage children of her own; one of whom, Lucy, was adopted after a long-term foster placement. 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. Cathys books have been constantly in the best-seller charts since Damaged was published in 2007, having sold over 2 million copies across her titles worldwide.