The Girl in the Mirror

By: Cathy Glass

Narrated by: Denica Fairman

Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author Cathy Glass returns with her first novel. The Girl in the Mirror is a moving and gripping story of a young woman who tries to piece together her past and uncovers a dreadful family secret that has been buried and forgotten.

When Mandy learns her much-loved Grandpa is dying, she is devasted and returns to the house where she spent so many wonderful summers as a child. But the childhood visits ended abruptly and those happy days are now long gone. Having lost touch with the rest of her family, Mandy returns as a virtual stranger to her aunt's house to nurse her grandfather.

Mandy hardly recognises the house that she loved so much as a child and it is almost as though her mind has blanked it out. But as certain memories come back to her, Mandy begins to piece together the events that brought a sudden end to her visits that fateful summer. What she discovers is so painful and shocking that she understands why it was buried and never spoken of by the family for all those years.

©2015 Cathy Glass (P)2015 HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Good Realistic Depiction

I have slowly become a Cathy Glass fan. However, reading the reviews on this book, I almost did not download it smh. I'm glad I did, and am not really sure what the bad reviews were talking about. Too slow? I mean maybe if your talking about getting to the nitty gritty on the child abuse part. Too graphic? Are they talking about the caring for grandpa part? Because yes, that was a very accurate description on what it could be like caring for a loved one that is dying. As a person who has taken care of a dying loved one, I appreciate the honesty this book provides. And the therapeutic affect it was able to provide for me. For a nonfiction novel it really did have a very authentic feel. I was a victim as a child and I've always known I was a victim. But, I know a few people that were victims and suppressed those memories. And they struggle a lot dealing with those memories that they should have been overcoming years ago. I also appreciate the message this book sends out. Not taking ACTION with these PERPETRATORS only allows them to offend again. It also has a very happy ending. Thank you Cathy for sharing your soul!

Good book! Great story

I love all of Cathy Glass books. Her stories are very discriptive from beginning to end. Cathy tells stories in a way that makes you feel like you are there. This story jerks at your heart strings with a families love and the things the girl goes through throughout her life. I loved it.

Disappointed

Too graphic and triggering. Too many details on a child rape scene. Not the usual foster care story. I love Cathy Glass but not this one.

excellent read

another great read from Cathy Glass. Mandy's experience through her eyes was exactly as I would have felt. the resulting amnesia of her attack would be similar to mine as well. I'm so glad there was a happy ending!

Different type of Cathy Glass book

I did like this story but I do prefer the stories where Cathy is in it and is telling the story, it captivates me a bit more.