Damaged: The Heartbreaking True Story of a Forgotten Child. Cathy Glass
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Certain details in this story, including names, places and dates, have been changed to protect the family’s privacy.
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First published by HarperElement 2006
Copyright © Cathy Glass 2006
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Cathy Glass asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work
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This book is a work of non-fiction based on the recollections of Cathy Glass. The names of people, places, dates and the detail of events have been changed to protect the privacy of others. The author has warranted to the publishers that, except in such minor respects not affecting the substantial accuracy of the work, the contents of this book are true.
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Source ISBN: 9780007236343
Ebook Edition © JANUARY 2009 ISBN: 9780007279753
Version: 2016-08-17
Damaged
Hidden
Cut
The Saddest Girl in the World
Happy Kids
The Girl in the Mirror
I Miss Mummy
Mummy Told Me Not to Tell
My Dad’s a Policeman (a Quick Reads novel)
Run, Mummy, Run
The Night the Angels Came
Happy Adults
A Baby’s Cry
Happy Mealtimes for Kids
Another Forgotten Child
Please Don’t Take My Baby
Will You Love Me?
About Writing and How to Publish
Daddy’s Little Princess
The Child Bride
Saving Danny
Girl Alone
The Silent Cry
To my family for your continuing love, patience and understanding.
Contents
Chapter One: Emotional Blackmail
Chapter Two: The Road To Jodie
Chapter Four: A New Little Sister
Chapter Six: A Very Troubled Child
Chapter Eleven: Cooking And Cleaning
Chapter Fifteen: Past And Present
Chapter Sixteen: The Spider’s Web
Chapter Nineteen: Special Little Girl