Mummy Told Me Not to Tell, 9780008742379
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A boy with dark secrets, one foster mother’s unforgettable challenge.
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Mummy Told Me Not to Tell

the true story of a troubled boy with a dark secret

$21.99

  • Paperback

    368 pages

  • Release Date

    6 July 2025

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Summary

The Boy Who Wouldn’t Tell: A Foster Mother’s Fight for a Silent Child

ONE REMARKABLE WOMAN. OVER 30 YEARS OF FOSTERING. THE STORY OF ONE CHILD SHE COULD NEVER FORGET.

Seven-year-old Reece is the last of six siblings to be taken into foster care. He can’t cope with school and is often excluded for his violent and aggressive outbursts. But behind that anger is a kind little boy with secrets – he’s just too scared to tell.

When Reece arrives at Cathy’s …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780008742379
ISBN-10:0008742375
Author:Cathy Glass
Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint:HarperCollins
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:368
Release Date:6 July 2025
Weight:247g
Dimensions:198mm x 129mm x 22mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

REVIEWS FOR DAMAGED:

‘Heartbreaking.’ – Mirror

‘A true tale of hope. ****.’ OK!

‘Foster carers rarely get the praise they deserve, but Cathy Glass’s book should change all that.’ First magazine

‘A hugely touching and emotional true tale.’ – Star magazine

‘A truly harrowing read that made me cry.’ – Sun

‘Cannot fail to move those who read it.’ – Adoption-net

About The Author

Cathy Glass

Cathy Glass is a pseudonym. She has been a foster carer for over 20 years, during which time she has looked after more than 100 children, of all ages and backgrounds. Cathy runs training courses on fostering for her local Social Services, and helps draft new fostering procedures and guidelines. Cathy has three teenage children of her own; one of whom, Lucy, was adopted after a long-term foster placement.

Cathy has always had an interest in writing, combining fostering with occasional freelance journalism and commercial writing, usually when a particular issue stirs her passion. Before the success of Damaged she had written on health and social issues for the Guardian, the Evening Standard, Luton News, and the Hemel Gazette. She is also a published fiction writer, with poems and short stories published in a number of commercial magazines.

Cathy’s books have been constantly in the best-seller charts since Damaged was published in 2007, having sold over 2 million copies across her titles worldwide.

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