Can I Let You Go?, Cathy Glass
Can I Let You Go?, Cathy Glass
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Can I Let You Go?

Author: Cathy Glass

Narrator: Denica Fairman

Unabridged: 9 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 09/08/2016


Synopsis

Can I Let You Go? is the true story of Faye, a wonderful young woman who may never be able to parent her unborn child. Faye is 24, pregnant, and has learning difficulties as a result of her mother’s alcoholism. Faye is gentle, childlike and vulnerable, and normally lives with her grandparents, both of whom have mobility problems. Cathy and her children welcome Faye into their home and hearts. The care plan is for Faye to stay with Cathy until after the birth when she will return home and the baby will go for adoption. Given that Faye never goes out alone it is something of a mystery how she ever became pregnant and Faye says it’s a secret. To begin with Faye won’t acknowledge she is pregnant or talk about the changes in her body as she worries it will upset her grandparents, but after her social worker assures her she can talk to Cathy she opens up. However, this leads to Faye realizing just how much she will lose and she changes her mind and says she wants to keep her baby. Is it possible Faye could learn enough to parent her child? Cathy believes it is, and Faye’s social worker is obliged to give Faye the chance.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Amanda on October 31, 2016

I am a huge supporter of Cathy Glass and her books. I used to work within Childrens Social Services, as a support services officer, and although I wasn’t involved in front line social work I still became caught up in cases. I had to liaise with foster carers and occasionally I had to research certai......more

Goodreads review by Ruby on September 09, 2016

I've read all of Cathy Glass's books, most of them have been five star reads for me but for others I've been critical of her written style. I've often commented that Cathy had a tendency to write as if she's reading from her daily reports (i.e at 8.15am we did this, at 9am we did that). I also used......more

Goodreads review by Paul on November 05, 2017

I just typed up an entire review of this book, but my cat jumped onto the keyboard and it disappeared forever into the ozone. Anyway, I've read a half-dozen of Cathy Glass's narratives about her role as a short-term foster carer for abused and neglected children in the U.K. This is perhaps the best......more

Goodreads review by helen hyde on March 14, 2017

Really good read ,slightly different to her others as this is an adult she is caring for .I haven't read the whole book yet but one thing that bugs me a bit is how she portrays her life to be perfect and her children too . They never seem to do anything wrong and she sometimes explains things to the......more

Goodreads review by Guusje on September 15, 2020

Brilliant book not the usual fostering done but still a great ending very sensible decision was made from Faye, considering she has learnt f difficulties and that the decision wasn't easy to make......more