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Another Forgotten Child
- Narrated by: Denica Fairman
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
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Publisher's Summary
A new memoir from Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author Cathy Glass.
Eight-year-old Aimee was on the child protection register at birth. Her five older siblings were taken into care many years ago. So no one can understand why she was left at home to suffer for so long. It seems Aimee was forgotten.
The social services are looking for a very experienced foster carer to look after Aimee and, when she reads the referral, Cathy understands why. Despite her reservations, Cathy agrees to Aimee on – there is something about her that reminds Cathy of Jodie (the subject of ‘Damaged’ and the most disturbed child Cathy has cared for), and reading the report instantly tugs at her heart strings.
When she arrives, Aimee is angry. And she has every right to be. She has spent the first eight years of her life living with her drug-dependent mother in a flat that the social worker described as ‘not fit for human habitation’. Aimee is so grateful as she snuggles into her bed at Cathy’s house on the first night that it brings Cathy to tears.
Aimee’s aggressive mother is constantly causing trouble at contact, and makes sweeping allegations against Cathy and her family in front of her daughter as well. It is a trying time for Cathy, and it makes it difficult for Aimee to settle. But as Aimee begins to trust Cathy, she starts to open up. And the more Cathy learns about Aimee’s life before she came into care, the more horrified she becomes.
It’s clear that Aimee should have been rescued much sooner and as her journey seems to be coming to a happy end, Cathy can’t help but reflect on all the other ‘forgotten children’ that are still suffering…
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- Shannon
- 01-06-2015
Amazing writer
Love all cathys books. Must read if you like her other books. Very inspirational read.
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- Jessica Aspden
- 24-06-2019
Fantastic!
10/10, read out fantastically as always and a heartfelt book. Can't wait for the next book to listen to!
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- Sarah
- 09-12-2021
wonderful ending
wonderful ending to a horrific upbringing
sad to think there are so many more like Amy being ignored
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- Lucy Fieldhouse
- 28-10-2016
By far my favorite author
loved it, best author i have read so far and hope that she continues writing.
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- Anonymous User
- 23-09-2018
Heart warming
This is a alternatively happy and sad story. It demonstrates the amazing passion of some foster Carers plus the resilience of children whose parents can’t care for them.
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- Jane
- 05-05-2015
Another good story
While always hard to read about the terrible hardship that little ones face, it is good to hear how foster families and adoptive families can start to turn children's lives around,
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- Su G.
- 04-02-2024
no child should be missed
Another brilliant audio by Cathy Glass. I look forward to reading more. highly recommend this Audio.
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