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Damaged: The Heartbreaking True Story of a Forgotten Child

By: Cathy Glass
Narrated by: Denica Fairman
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About this listen

The No. 1 Sunday Times Bestseller.

At just eight years old, Jodie is violent, aggressive and extremely challenging. Five carers in four months have been unable to cope, but there is one last hope: Cathy Glass…

As Jodie begins to trust Cathy and make progress, shocking details about her past come to light. No one had noticed the glaring signs of abuse by those who were supposed to love her most.

One of Cathy’s earliest and bestselling memoirs, Damaged is a heartbreaking story that proves just how valuable foster carers are for society’s most vulnerable children.

©2007 Cathy Glass (P)2007 HarperCollins Publishing Limited Abuse Child Abuse Dysfunctional Families Dysfunctional Relationships Parenting & Families Personal Development Relationships Sexual Abuse & Harassment Women Emotionally Gripping Heartfelt

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Critic reviews

"Cannot fail to move those who read it." (Adoption-net)

"Heartbreaking." (The Mirror)

"A truly harrowing read that made me cry." (The Sun)
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Although this is a deeply sad and moving story, it is told very well. Much like all the other books from Cathy.

Deeply sad and moving story

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heart breaking and real. it was like I was in the same room as Jodie feeling her pain and frustration

heartbreaking

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I will definitely listen to another book by Cathy Glass. It’s disturbing but very gripping.

Gripping

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this is such a sad story but the depth it's written and the wonderful work by Cathy really makes up for that. thank you Cathy glass

sad but brilliant

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I’ve read / listened to every single book by Cathy. This one hurt so much to read.. I spent a lot of it in tears. The book is beautifully and sensitively written, especially given the massive amount of trauma Jodie went through - it would be easy to slip into hatred and vitriol, but she manages to convey the utter devastation wreaked on this poor girl with empathy and compassion, focusing on Jodie herself rather than solely her experiences.

The most emotional Cathy Glass book

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