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Damaged: The Heartbreaking True Story of a Forgotten Child

By: Cathy Glass
Narrated by: Denica Fairman
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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 Adoption & Fostering Child Abuse Dysfunctional Families Dysfunctional Relationships Parenting & Families Personal Development Relationships Sexual Abuse & Harassment Women Emotionally Gripping Heartfelt

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)
Heartbreaking True Story • Detailed Child Abuse • Beautiful Narration • Compassionate Storytelling • Excellent Presentation
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I definitely would recommend this touching story. What amazing love and care Cathy Glass offers her foster children - even those who are emotionally, physically and mentally broken like Jodi, the one in this story. My heart breaks just trying to imagine the horrors young Jodi had to live through. Our world needs more people like Cathy Glass!

Truly heartbreaking

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so heartbreaking I hear from the ones behind the lives of these poor children, all the heartbreak they feel along with the children.

WOW

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As as Forensics Nurse I see such a limited glimpse into the world of my patients and how the navigate through the system. I am glad I listened!

Forensic Point of View

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omg Cathy. hearing this reminds me so much of my life. not to this extent, but so much of what happened to Jodie happened to me. social Services NEVER got involved and I know it was infear of the males in my life. I am 50 now but throughout my life I have my moments of the shut down. I have 2 children and a husband not the father to either ,but even with them I still don't feel I've been loved nor safe like I should have been all them years ago. I to have D.I.D and that alone is so much to deal with on a daily. tiresome for the family because they don't know who or what tomorrow will bring.

My Life in a box

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This explains in depth how broken our system is and it gives great insight into the foster care system and how hard it is to be part of but also how rewarding it can be.

This is a great insight to foster care

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this is a terrible and horrible true story told with a lot of empathy and love. thank you to all foster carers who do their job well and care for the forgotten and unwanted children.

this is a horrible story

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Disgusting, shocking and inspiring. Thank God we have people like Cathy in our world. I’m not sure I am glad I read this book but it is a must read. It shows the cruelty of adults and the beauty and strength of others.

Damaged:the heartbreaking true story of a forgotten child

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It was heart wrenching and I had to fast forward almost everything Jodie said about her biological parents. But I learned a lot about how to respond to the foster children I plan to have. It's the perfect book for those who are interested in foster care.

Brutal but Educational

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Heartbreaking is just one of the words you can use to describe this book. I hope one day Jodi can have happiness she was robbed of.

Sad, heartbreaking story

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Absolutely wonderful book. Cathy explains everything so well. As everyone said she is a saint and this ended as happily as it could. Thank you Cathy and Lord help others out there in similar situations.

So so so so gooddddd

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