A Boy Without Hope
By (Author) Casey Watson
HarperCollins Publishers
HarperCollins
7th November 2018
1st November 2018
United Kingdom
General
Non Fiction
Child abuse
Adoption and fostering: advice and issues
362.733092
Paperback
320
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 20mm
230g
A BOY WITHOUT HOPE is the heart-breaking story of a boy who didnt know the meaning of love. A history of abuse and neglect has left Miller destined for lifes scrap heap. But in this turbulent story of conflict and struggle, Casey Watson is determined to help Miller overcome his demons, show him love and give him hope.
Casey Watson is back, doing the job she does best rolling up her sleeves and fostering the children who, on first meeting, seem like hopeless cases. But when she meets Miller and discovers the truth about his disturbing childhood, even Casey begins to doubt if this child will ever be able to accept love.
Found naked and alone on a railway track, Miller was just five when he was first admitted into the care system. Emotionally tormented by his biological parents, Miller has never understood how to establish meaningful relationships, and his destructive past, and over 20 failed placements, is sealing his fate in societys social scrap heap.
After a torrent of violent behaviour and numerous failed attempts to help Miller, Casey decides to make an intervention, implementing a severe regime that strips Miller of all control. But soon the emotional demands of Millers case start to take their toll on Casey and Mike. Just how far is Casey willing to go to help Miller and save him from his inner demons
Casey Watson, who writes under a pseudonym, is a specialist foster carer. She and her husband, Mike, look after children who are particularly troubled or damaged by their past. While in their care, Casey and Mike guide the foster children through a specially designed behavioural programme, enabling them to be moved on, either back to their parents on into mainstream foster care. Before becoming a foster carer Casey was a behaviour manager for her local comprehensive school. It was through working with these difficult children removed from mainstream classes for various reasons that the idea for her future career was born. Casey is married with two children and three grandchildren.