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Betrayed, Exploited and Forgotten - How One Boy Overcame the Odds

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By: Cathy Glass
Narrated by: Denica Fairman
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From the author of Number One bestseller Damaged comes the poignant and shocking memoir of Cathy’s recent relationship with Tayo, a young boy she fosters whose good behaviour and polite manners hide a terrible past.

Tayo arrives at Cathy’s with only the clothes he stands up in. He has been brought to her by the police, but he is calm, polite, and very well spoken, and not at all like the children she normally fosters. The social worker gives Cathy the forms which should contain Tayo’s history, but apart from his name and age, it is blank. Tayo has no past.

Tayo is an 'invisible' child, kidnapped from his loving father in Nigeria and brought illegally to the UK by his drink and drugs dependent prostitute mother, where he is put to work in a sweat shop in Central London. When he sustains an injury and is no longer earning, he is cast out.

When Cathy takes Tayo to school and he points out a dozen different addresses where he has stayed in the last six months, often being left alone. Tayo lies, and manipulates situations to his own advantage and Cathy has to be continually on guard. Tayo’s social worker searches all computer databases but there is no record of Tayo – he has only attended school for 3 terms and has never seen a doctor. He and his mother have been evading the authorities by living ‘underground’.

With his mother recently released from prison, Tayo is desperate to live with his father in Nigeria, but no one can track him down or even prove that he exists.

©2014 Cathy Glass (P)2014 HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Abuse Child Abuse Dysfunctional Families Dysfunctional Relationships Parenting & Families Politics & Government Relationships Social Policy Africa Fostering

Critic Reviews

"Plays out like a juicy ITV1 drama…at times heartbreaking. But Hidden is also a life -affirming read which proves that, despite the bad press, Social Services do have their successes - and ultimately, sometimes a little hope is all you need." ( Heat)

Reviews for Damaged:

"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 Glass's book should change all that.****" (First Magazine)
"A hugely touching and emotional true tale." (Star Magazine)

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Best book in this series yet!! what an amazing story got goosebumps so many times!

Best book yet!!

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Wow this gripping true life story had me right on the edge, sobbing, laughing, agreeing, groaning, sighing, worrying.... All and every emotion that you can feel.

Well done Sandra and Cathy

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yet another wonderful, yet heartbreaking story of what goes on behind "the norm", so glas Tayo and his father were able to be reunited after a gut wrenching 5 years of looking for him. the best possible outcome for a wonderful little boy Hidden in the world

a real page turner

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It was refreshing to hear the thoughts and emotions of a child, going through the welfare system, having their voice heard. 😢

Well Written Well Read

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Another great memoir from Cathy Glass. A real tear jerker. A must read, so sad to think things go on and kids so cruelly treated.

Such a lovely story.

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I’m loving All of Cathy’s novels but this one was so heartbreaking/& tragic. But what a beautiful/wonderful ending for the book. Tears last few chapters 🫶

What are Fantastic Outcome. !

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I absolutely love the books by cathy glass they r all I listen to.

I'm sooo happy for tayo that he got his wish and his father found him and he got to be reunited with him and his grandmother,

Cathy you've done it again

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As with all of Cathy’s books, it was really well written and fantastically read by Denica.

Fantastic story

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Loved it, amazing story. Another great book by Cathy glass. It's a must read. 😄 trust me

A beautiful story with best possible out come

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Thank goodness Tayo got a happy ending. Cathy cares for so many children with so many different family situations. Another great story to follow of thr fostering world. Absolutely love the narration it keeps me engaged the entire time.

Thank goodness for a happy ending

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