Nobodys Son: All Alex ever wanted was a family of his own
By (Author) Cathy Glass
HarperCollins Publishers
HarperCollins
23rd February 2017
23rd February 2017
United Kingdom
General
Non Fiction
True stories of heroism, endurance and survival
362.733092
Paperback
336
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 21mm
240g
BORN IN A PRISON AND REMOVED FROM HIS DRUG-DEPENDENT MOTHER, REJECTION IS ALL THAT 7-YEAR-OLD ALEX KNOWS.
When Cathy is asked to foster little Alex, aged 7, her immediate reaction is: Why cant he stay with his present carers for the last month Hes already had many moves since coming into care as a toddler and hell only be with her a short while before he goes to live with his permanent adoptive family. But the present carers are expecting a baby and the foster mother isnt coping, so Alex goes to live with Cathy.
He settles easily and is very much looking forward to having a forever family of his own. The introductions and move to his adoptive family go well. But Alex is only with them for a week when problems begin. What happens next is both shocking and upsetting, and calls into question the whole adoption process.
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.