Damaged - Cathy Glass Reviews

I found this book in a charity shop sale where paperbacks were being sold at 2 for 95p .I chose Damaged because I enjoy reading true stories (usually) but I did wonder if I would find this one a bit too upsetting. First published by HarperElement in 2006 and written by Cathy Glass (pseudonym) . **The ...  Read the complete review

*~*~*~*~*~ Damaged ~*~*~*~*~* After recently reading the book Damaged written by Cathy Glass I felt compelled to write a review. The autor Cathy Glass is not only an author but also a foster carer and she has had many children in her care over the years, she has gone on to write books about some of these children ...  Read the complete review

I bought this book in Cash Generator a few weeks back for just 99p and the books are in a buy one get one free deal so I two books for the 99p paid, I haven't read anything by this author in the past but my preferred choice of reading is true stories. ~~~The Author~~~ Cathy Glass is an author and a foster carer, ...  Read the complete review

Damaged - Cathy Glass I have read a number of books written by Torey Hayden which focus upon heartbreaking true stories of children in care, and although I find them extremely emotional and on occasion, very difficult to read due to the subject matter, something about these kinds of books appeal to me. Again, though, due ...  Read the complete review

Damaged, by Cathy Glass is the most moving book I've ever read. It follows the story of a little 8 year old girl Jodie who goes to live with a foster carer after being horrifically abused. Its a true story although the names, dates and places have been changed for obvious reasons. The story is narrated by Cathy Glass, she is ...  Read the complete review

I have always been in to the true story type books and picked this one up at a bookshop in my local town. I wasn't sure at first, but within the first 2 or 3 pages it had me hooked. I had to continue reading to see what this girl went through and how she managed to get through and become what she is today. This is the first book I ...  Read the complete review

This is the most harrowing, heartbreaking story I have ever read, and I read the whole book in a few hours, in tears most of the way through. Writing a review on this book without revealing the disturbing secrets of this poor girl will be difficult, but I'll give it my best shot. Jodie is a girl who holds terrible, terrible ...  Read the complete review

I got brought this book for Christmas 2009. My close friend recommended the author. I was soon sucked into the story and could not put the book down. The heart wrenching story of a little girl abused by the ones who should of protected her made me feel physically sad. The astonishing achievements Cathy Glass made in this young girls life ...  Read the complete review

This book was the first in its kind that i had read and it broke my heart. It was the first book that i showed any kind of emotion, and i cried my eyes out. I was so ignorant to the fact that that this actually goes on. It has opened my eyes to just how good i have had it in life. This book has inspired me to become a foster carer in the ...  Read the complete review

I seen this book when i was in the airport and decided to buy it seen as how i love true stories. This is the first of Cathy Glass's books and it is brilliant. Cathy is a foster carer and tells the heart renching story of one of her foster children and how difficult it was in that situation. You have to be quite strong ...  Read the complete review

I've been reading a lot of autobiographical style books lately, the 'heat-rendering' type ones, and came across this in the library as the aptly subtitled 'the heartbreaking true story of a forgotten child' caught my eye. Damaged is written by Cathy Glass, which is a pseudonym to protect her identity. Cathy tells the true ...  Read the complete review

I am not usually a fan of so-called "Misery Memoirs", but my friend recommended this book to me so I got it out of the local library. Cathy Glass, the author of this book (who writes under a pseudonym), has written a few other books about children she's fostered, including "Hidden" and "Cut", but this is ...  Read the complete review