A Baby's Cry

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Synopsis
When Cathy is first asked to foster one-day old Harrison her only concern is if she will remember how to look after a baby. But upon collecting Harrison from the hospital, Cathy realises she has more to worry than she thought when she discovers that his background is shrouded in secrecy. She isn't told why Harrison is in foster care and his social worker says only a few are aware of his very existence, and if his whereabouts became known his life, and that of his parents, could be in danger. Cathy tries to put her worries aside as she looks after Harrison, a beautiful baby, who is alert and engaging. Cathy and her children quickly bond with Harrison although they know that, inevitably, he will eventually be adopted. But when a woman Cathy doesn't know starts appearing in the street outside her house acting suspiciously, Cathy fears for her own family's safety and demands some answers from Harrison's social worker. The social worker tells Cathy a little but what she says is very disturbing. How is this woman connected to Harrison and can she answer the questions that will affect Harrison's whole life?
Copyright:
2012

Book Details

Book Quality:
Excellent
Book Size:
305 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780007442638
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Cathy Glass
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Parenting and Family, Social Studies
Submitted By:
Marilyn
Proofread By:
Sue Stevens
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

Reviews

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This book is definitely among some of the favorite books I've read in a very long time. Cathy Glass details treatment of children that is shocking yet something the world needs to be aware of so that more people can prevent or stop the abuse that occurs to children more affectively, efficiently and quickly. This story was very captivating and I found it hard to walk away because I felt I had to see how it ended. I would recommend this book and all by Cathy Glass (she has quite a few more that are not yet on here) to any student in social work, professionals that work with children, survivors of abuse (though some areas may bring back memories), children that live in a home that does fostering but are not foster children (her books are helpful on how people can live as being the child that is not in care) and anyone else that is interested in seeing what life is like when a foster carer does their job properly and these books also show the downfalls of the social services as well; allowing readers to see that the system is not perfect but there are great people in it. Her writing style is very beautiful. She incorporates many things into her books: suspense, honesty, emotional fluctuations (some parts of the story are really sad while others are very joyous and reasons for the reader to be very excited) and she writes with an honesty and style that can only come from truly having experienced these sort of situations.