Book description
When Reece arrives at Cathy's door aged 7 years old, he has already
passed through the hands of four different carers in four weeks. As the
details of his short life emerge, it becomes clear that to help him,
Cathy will face her biggest challenge yet.
The latest title from the author of Sunday Times and New York Times
bestseller Damaged.
Reece is the last of six siblings to be fostered. Having been in care
for four months his aggressive and disruptive behaviour has seen him
passed from carer to carer. Although only 7, he has been excluded from
school, and bites people so often that his mother calls him 'Sharky'.
Cathy wants to find the answers for Reece's distressing behaviour, but
he has been sworn to secrecy by his mother, and will not tell them
anything. As the social worker prepares for the final hearing, he finds
five different files on Reece's family, and is incredulous that he had
not been removed from them as a baby. When the darkest of family secrets
is revealed to Cathy, Reece's behaviour suddenly starts to make sense,
and together they can begin to rebuild his life. Cathy has been a
foster carer for over 20 years, during which time she has looked after
more than 70 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. She has three teenage children of
her own; one of whom was adopted after a long-term foster placement. The
name Cathy Glass is a pseudonym.
