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Great!
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Fabulously written but not for the faint of heart
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Cut: The true story of an abandoned, abused little girl who was desperate to be part of a family
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In her new book, the Sunday Times and New York Times best-selling author of Damaged tells the story of the Dawn, a sweet and seemingly well-balanced girl whose outward appearance masks a traumatic childhood of suffering at the hands of the very people who should have cared for her. Dawn was the first girl Cathy Glass ever fostered. Sweet and seemingly well balanced girl, Dawn's outward appearance masked a traumatic childhood so awful, that even she could not remember it.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Okay, but not as good as her first book.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Deeply disturbing, and inspiring as well
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The Night the Angels Came
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A new memoir from Sunday Times and New York Times best-selling author Cathy Glass. When Cathy receives a call about a terminally ill widower terrified of leaving his son all alone in the world, she is wracked with sadness and indecision. Can she risk exposing her own young children to a little boy on the brink of bereavement? Eight-year-old Michael is part of a family of two, but with his beloved father given only months to live and his mother having died when he was a toddler, he could soon become an orphan.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonder story
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1 out of 5 stars
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yuck
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fab book
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Cruel to Be Kind is the true story of Max, age six. He is fostered by Cathy while his mother is in hospital with complications from type 2 diabetes. Fostering Max gets off to a bad start when his mother, Caz, complains and threatens Cathy even before Max has moved in. Cathy and her family are shocked when they first meet Max. But his social worker isn't the only one in denial; his whole family are, too.
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5 out of 5 stars
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simple interesting. honest.
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Born in a prison and removed from his drug-dependent mother, rejection is all that 7-year-old Alex knows. When Cathy is asked to foster little Alex, aged seven, her immediate reaction is: Why can't he stay with his present carers for the last month? He's already had many moves since coming into care as a toddler and he'll only be with her a short while before he goes to live with his permanent adoptive family. But the present carers are expecting a baby and the foster mother isn't coping, so Alex goes to live with Cathy.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Another excellent read
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Publisher's Summary
The Sunday Times and New York Times best-selling author of Damaged tells the true story of Donna, who came into foster care aged 10, having been abused, victimised, and rejected by her family. Donna has been in foster care with her two young brothers for three weeks when she is abruptly moved to Cathy's. When Donna arrives she is silent, withdrawn, and walks with her shoulders hunched forward and her head down. Donna is clearly a very haunted child and refuses to interact with Cathy's children, Adrian and Paula. After patience and encouragement from Cathy, Donna slowly starts to talk and tells Cathy that she blames herself for her and her brothers being placed in care. The social services were aware that Donna and her brothers had been neglected by their alcoholic mother, but no one realised the extent of the abuse they were forced to suffer. The truth of the physical torment she was put through slowly emerges, and as Donna grows to trust Cathy she tells her how her mother used to make her wash herself with wire wool so that she could get rid of her skin colour as her mother was so ashamed that Donna was mixed race.
The psychological wounds caused by the bullying she received also start to resurface when Donna starts reenacting the ways she was treated at home by hitting and bullying Paula, so much so that Cathy can't let Donna out of her sight.
As the pressure begins to mount on Cathy to help this child, things start to get worse and Donna begins behaving in erratic ways, trashing her bedroom and being regularly abusive towards Cathy's children. Cathy begins to wonder if she can find a way to help this child or if Donna's scars run too deep.
Critic Reviews
"Cannot fail to move those who read it. ( Adoption-net)
"Heartbreaking" ( Mirror)
"A truly harrowing read that made me cry" ( 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)
What listeners say about The Saddest Girl in the World
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- Kat
- 04-02-19
Raw, honest, triumphant.
Cathy’s true stories are so inspiring and educational. This is definitely one of my favorites.
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- rmskaggs
- 07-18-18
she does it again!
Another great book by Cathy Glass. Readers will not disapointed with this unique story of a young girl in need of more than just a home.
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- Holly
- 02-09-23
Well written
Well read, very descriptive and detailed in explaining what is going on. Thank you
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- Kindle Customer
- 02-06-23
Great story
Love the story short. Great performance. Excellent out come and to know there are still people who will love the unloved.
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- Jamie
- 12-20-22
Cathy Glass is a saint!!!!
I love these books! Cathy is a Saint and wish we had more like her!
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- Anonymous User
- 12-12-22
Wonderful read
Cathy Glass is a wonderful writer. It is sad that there are so many abused and neglected children, but wonderful there are foster parents that love and care for these children and love them.
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- Anonymous User
- 11-06-22
Amazing story
Reading each book in order. Reminding me we all struggle. I was adopted as a young girl and reading these stories help me remember I was not alone.
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- Rhonda
- 08-19-22
Relate
I could relate to Donnas tram with her mother and how her mother treated her.
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- Brian Lee
- 03-18-22
You will love Cathy Glass
Cathy glass inspiration to all if you are a parent you will enjoy this book.. and find great advice in it
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- Lori
- 08-08-21
another great book I LOVE CATHY GLASS!!
I read it in a weekend I could not put it down , another great book I LOVE CATHY GLASS!!
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- Susan Inglis
- 09-06-16
Such a sad story
This book made me angry and sad. How could anyone treat a family member like that, never mind a daughter! Prepare yourselves to feel mad at the world when listening to this!
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- Natasha
- 01-16-15
very sad
I really enjoyed this book. another good book from Cathy Glass. another book well narrated as well. I do really enjoy this narrator. I love reading Cathy Glass books I find them very interesting and inspiring. I would recommend this book to people who like this type of book
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- Carla-Anne
- 01-28-23
Good
like all the cathy glass books. on my 5th one now.will keep on reading until I've read them all.
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- Julie Brooker
- 11-01-22
Powerful
Such a great narrator, one of the best I’ve listened to all of Cathy Glasses books & this one is a real tearjerker
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- Lindsay Brockwell
- 06-27-22
very emotional
very detailed story. once again Cathy's detailed writing on what herself her children and Donna went through is very good. denica's reading is excellent and really makes you feel as if you're there watching everything.
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- Melanie
- 10-30-21
hate to say it, but a boring read
it was ok, very sad how Donna was treated of course, but I felt the story had a lot of infills to try and bulk the story out, so at times, especially the last quarter I felt it quite hard to listen to as I was a bored, I only stuck to it as I paid with 1 credit, if it was free I wouldn't have finished the book without a doubt
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- Sarah Lowe
- 09-20-21
emotional
very emotional story that was performed amazingly by the reader highly recommend. had my in tears
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- Reeree
- 07-30-20
wow another amazing read
loved it , loved it so heart wrenching but a mix of good ,happy family times ❤
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- Emma
- 07-17-20
The saddest girl in the world
Sad story but one that needed to be told. I love all Cathy glass books.
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- Anonymous User
- 04-04-20
the saddest girl in the world
another brilliant story from cathy glass! was sad but amazing true story. binged listened this.
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- Anonymous User
- 01-15-23
Inspirational
Very well narrated with the passion that made the theme seem as if the author had spoken her story, a Foster mother with the rare qualities that you wish every step parent would have.
Sorry 1 star less to the narrator who spoke the New Zealand Teacher
who sounded more to me, as a New Zealander, a littler bit more like an Australian but well done, not easy accent to copy.
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- Anonymous User
- 10-22-22
review for the book the safest girl in the world
I loved it, it was hard to stop reading, lovely happy ending so glad Donna found happiness and love with Marlene and found a new family exactly what Donna deserved after what she went through with her birth family
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- Chloe hill
- 03-02-21
😭😭😭😭
All I can say is why didn't she get the love she wanted. I wanted to reach thru this audiobook and give her the love she needed so much first book of cathy glass that I actually cried reading very beautiful book ❤️❤️❤️
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- Anonymous User
- 04-21-17
Eye opening
As usual an eye opener to the wonderfully hard work foster carers put in to those that need it the most needed. Keep it up Cathy you wonderful woman x
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- Lucy Fieldhouse
- 11-02-16
the best
love all cathy glass's books, so far have read 5 and still want more to read
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