Let Me Go, Casey Watson
Let Me Go, Casey Watson
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Let Me Go

Author: Casey Watson

Narrator: Kate Lock

Unabridged: 8 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 08/06/2020


Synopsis

Let Me Go Sunday Times Harley, 13, has been sectioned under the mental health act after attempting suicide. She was spotted climbing the railings on a footbridge that crossed a busy motorway and pulled to safety by a member of the public. After six weeks in hospital, social services are looking for a short-term placement so she can be kept safe while family therapy takes place. Harley has a family – a widowed mother and an older sister, Milly, who left home with her long-term boyfriend just over a year ago. There is no prospect of Harley going home just yet though, as her mum, who has learning difficulties and addictions issues, feels she cannot cope. So she arrives with Casey and Mike under a twenty-eight day care order. As Harley tries to hurl herself out of the moving car on the way home, it quickly becomes clear she is in urgent need of help. Three weeks into the placement, after Harley has made various attempts to abscond, it seems like zero progress is being made. Then all of sudden there is an unexpected breakthrough, and light at the end of a long dark tunnel, but only once Harley is finally able to share the truth about the abuse she suffered at the hands of a very dangerous man.

About Casey Watson

Casey Watson, who writes under a pseudonym, is a specialist foster carer. She and her husband, Mike, look after children who are particularly troubled or damaged by their past. Before becoming a foster carer Casey was a behaviour manager for her local comprehensive school. It was through working with these ‘difficult’ children – removed from mainstream classes for various reasons – that the idea for her future career was born. Casey is married with two children and three grandchildren.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Pat on December 06, 2020

4.5 stars. This is a really compelling true story about a 13 year old foster child, told in a compassionate way. It's also about the failings of the foster care system in the UK. This is one of the rare books I would listen to a second time. There is no swearing and no gratuitous sex scenes. It is v......more

Goodreads review by Sue on September 17, 2023

Interesting story but a tough one. I feel for all foster kids even when they’re placed with beautiful foster parents. Listened to the audiobook on BorrowBox Published by HarperCollins Narrated by Kate Lock Duration: 8 hrs, 32 min. 1.50x Speed......more

Goodreads review by Carolina on March 21, 2024

5 stars ⭐️ True story about a 13 year old girl with problems we can’t even imagine. All of Casey Watson’s stories are compelling and compassionate. It’s not the best writing, but while I’m reading I am involved in the story and don’t see myself caring much about how it was written. It’s not my favourit......more

Goodreads review by Mary on August 20, 2023

Not an author I will be following.......more

Goodreads review by Kelly on August 07, 2020

Let Me Go. by Casey Watson. Casey and Mike have just dropped off the two littlies they have had for a month while their parents have been in hospital after a house fire. They know they shouldn’t be getting calls at the moment to take any children as they await the birth of another grandchild. Casey......more