Girl Alone Contributor(s): Glass, Cathy (Author), Fairman, Denica (Read by) |
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ISBN: 0008338167 ISBN-13: 9780008338169 Publisher: Harpernonfiction OUR PRICE: $31.49 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: November 2019 |
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BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - Family & Relationships | Adoption & Fostering |
Themes: - Topical - Adoption - Topical - Family |
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Publisher Description: This is the true story of Joss, 13 who is angry and out of control. At the age of nine, Joss finds her father's dead body. He has committed suicide. Then her mother remarries and Joss bitterly resents her step-father who abuses her mentally and physically. Cathy takes Joss under her wing but will she ever be able to get through to the warm-hearted girl she sees glimpses of underneath the vehement outbreaks of anger that dominate the house, and will Cathy be able to build up Joss's trust so she can learn the full truth of the terrible situation? |
Contributor Bio(s): Glass, Cathy: - Cathy Glass has been a foster carer for more than twenty-five years, during which time she has looked after more than one hundred children of all ages and backgrounds. She has three teenage children of her own; one of whom was adopted after a long-term foster placement. She has written more than a dozen books, including the bestselling memoirs Cut, Hidden, and Mummy Told Me Not to Tell. Fairman, Denica: -Denica Fairman's numerous theater appearances include Peter Pan, The House of Stairs, Julius Caesar, Nicholas Nickleby, Twelfth Night, and On the Verge. Among her television credits are Sleepers, Hard Cases, and Letters from a Bomber Pilot. She also appeared in the films The Fabulous Hurt and Duck. |