Hidden: Betrayed, Exploited and Forgotten. How One Boy Overcame the Odds.

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

De: Cathy Glass

Narrado por: Denica Fairman

ONE REMARKABLE WOMAN

OVER 30 YEARS OF FOSTERING

CARER TO MORE THAN 150 CHILDREN

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 sweatshop in Central London. When he sustains an injury and is no longer earning, he is cast out.

When Cathy takes Tayo to school 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 three 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.

Reseñas de la Crítica

‘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

Heartwrenching and warming

Narrated perfectly to give each character personality. This story both breaks your heart completely and fills your heart full to the top with love. Hard to put down!

Mixed feelings

This was a joyful book, but at the beginning I felt a little odd about Cathy’s relationship with him; it felt a little—this is going to sound ridiculous—like flirting. It just had that sort of “playfulness in front of others” thing that felt odd to me. This story left me feeling a mix of happy and unsure. But, as we all filter things through our own experiences, that probably has a lot to do with my discomfort.

I also kept waiting for the other shoe to drop with the outcome.

It was entirely finished, with even an update, yet somehow felt unfinished.

How he knew his dad was looking for him

I so far have loved all of Cathy Glass books. Being a foster parent myself it gives me hope for some of these children and their parents

Thank you

This not only made me sad & mad but also made me cry. Thanks I enjoy your books so much

Hidden

As a foster parent in the U.S.A. For 30 years, I have enjoyed listening to the stories and comparing the differences between here and the UK. Although the children’s cases are not that different than many of my own.