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Gin & Phonics: My Journey Through Middle-Class Motherhood (Via the Occasional Pub)

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Wavewalker: Breaking Free

'"Wavewalker," I said, exploring the edges of the word. This boat would walk us over th

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Damaged: The Heartbreaking True Story of a Forgotten Child

The Sunday Times and New York Times Bestseller. Although Jodie is only eight years old, she is violent, aggressive, and has already been through numerous foster families. Her last hope is Cathy Glass...Cathy, an experienced foster carer, is pressured into taking Jodie as a new placement. Jodie's challenging behaviour has seen off five carers in four months but Cathy decides to take her on to protect her from being placed in an institution.Jodie arrives, and her first act is to soil herself, and then wipe it on her face, grinning wickedly. Jodie meets Cathy's teenage children, and greets them with a sharp kick to the shins. That night, Cathy finds Jodie covered in blood, having cut her own wrist, and smeared the blood over her face.As Jodie begins to trust Cathy her behaviour improves. Over time, with childish honesty, she reveals details of her abuse at the hands of her parents and others. It becomes clear that Jodie's parents were involved in a sickening paedophile ring, with neighbours and Social Services not seeing what should have been obvious signs.It's clear that Josie needs psychiatric therapy, but instead Social Services take Jodie away from her, and place her in a ...