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This book in particular was hard to read due to the subject matter, and the intense distress it clearly caused to all family members involved. nevertheless, i appreciated her writing style and insights into fostering as usual and it was nice to see that the children were indeed not victims. It's hard to give a Cathy glass book anything but 5 stars but as other reviews have said this book feels different then her other ones. To access your ebook(s) after purchasing, you can download the free Glose app or read instantly on your browser by logging into Glose. I have been a foster carer for over twenty-five years and am what's known as a specialist foster carer, sometimes referred to as a level 3 carer.
I also hope it doesn���t spark any readers to doubt allegations a child makes because there is a lack of evidence. I feel like this is such an unusual event to happen, and it was honestly difficult to read about a story where the "child" (a fourteen year old) is actually at fault as opposed to the adult. She should have stood by her daughter throughout the process and then she never would have lost the younger two. I'm a retired social worker, and worked with adults rather than children but I was fascinated by the level of detail Cathy gives about the similarities between the way children's social workers investigate and assess cases, and the way that I used to. The whole book made me angry and it was clear from the beginning she had made her mind up then went sweet with him at the end.Even more worrying, she will be brought to Cathy with a police escort as it’s vital her extended family don’t know where she is. Angie, 6, and sister Polly, 4, are utterly distraught when they arrive to stay with foster carer Cathy Glass. Large references to Covid/restrictions which in parts took over the story of the sisters etc however it didn't ruin the story for me. Now, when I read a new Cathy Glass book or listen to her stories on Audible, I don't feel like I'm reading a book, I feel as though I am reconnecting with an old friend. i just hope the family are able to get their life back on track and move forward with help and support.
I suspect there are issues of consent, which is why she publishes under a pseudonym and changes the names of her charges and their families, but she provides lots of very specific details about the family, regardless.Too much mention of the word 'love' and covid which wasn't really required and sometimes it felt like things were being listed, " this happened, and then that happened. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Angie, aged 5, and her sister Polly, aged 4, were utterly distraught when they were removed from home by social workers and brought to live with me. And in the end poor Ashliegh is abandoned by both of her parents and left in foster care permanently for telling a lie?
Despite mentioning that she does not / would not judge families, there were references to her "being right" about quite sensitive topics. in reading about English criminals one comes across many who have been raised in and out of a foster care system which in practice comes across as virtually identical to the CDSS.But since I already had the book I thought I’d give it a shot, and to my surprise it was readable, realistic and interesting. Yes, I appreciate some people are new to her books but most are not and we don't need to read it in every book.