A Terrible Secret

Name: A Terrible Secret
Brand: Harper UK
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.33 (3 reviews)
Author: Cathy Glass
ISBN: 9780008398767

Author: Cathy Glass

Narrator: Denica Fairman

Unabridged: 8 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 09/17/2020

Categories: Nonfiction, Family & Relationships, Abuse, Social Science, Social Work, Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Biography & Autobiography, Memoirs

Synopsis

Tilly hates her stepfather, Dave. He abuses her mother, but she refuses to leave him. Frightened for her own safety, Tilly asks to go into foster care and is placed with Cathy. Tilly arrives with a graze on her cheek and Cathy becomes increasingly concerned by Dave’s behaviour, especially when she learns he has been showering Tilly with gifts. While she’s busy looking after Tilly and trying to keep her safe, Cathy is also worried about her own daughter, Lucy. She has a very difficult decision to make that will affect the rest of her life, and Cathy hopes she makes the right choice.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Nora|KnyguDama on January 17, 2024

Man patinka tikros istorijos. Tikri pasakojimasi apie geus žmones, darančius gerą kenčiantiems. Cathy Glass viena tokių. Užauginusi savus vaikus ji ėmėsi kilnaus darbo - tapo globėja. Pas ją kuriam laikui apgyvendinami iš savo šeimų paimti vaikai. Prieš kai kuriuos buvo smurtauta, kiti buvo išnaudoj......more

Goodreads review by Mrs Lisa Holdsworth on September 17, 2020

Amazing as per usual I have read all of Cathy Glass's books, the stories are always touching. I did feel the last few seemed a little heavy on the policy side of things which I understand people need to know but was repeated numerous times throughout the books. However this one is back to her earlie......more

Goodreads review by Ieva Lasytė on June 02, 2024

Sunku skaityti tokias istorijas, bet tuo pačiu supranti kiek daug gerų žmonių gali mus supti. Kai randi parama ir paguoda šalia tų, kuriuos matai pirmą kartą gyvenime, o jie padaro viską, kad tu pradėtum sveikti. Smurtas, nesvarbu koks psichologinis ar fizinis, palieka žaizdas žmoguje, kurios niekad......more

Goodreads review by Klare on January 20, 2025

A well written story about Tilly and her family troubles but unlike all the others I have read this one isn’t fully finished. At the end of the story Cathy is asked to foster another child called Jackson and Tilly’s story is continued in that one.......more

Goodreads review by Beverley on September 20, 2020

Brilliantly written get again What can I say at my keeps you glued to the book until you reach the end as always. Her writing is second to none.......more