Ebook: Damaged: the heartbreaking true story of a forgotten child
Author: Jodie., Glass Cathy
- Tags: Abused children--Great Britain, Foster mothers--Great Britain, Foster home care--Great Britain, Abused children, Foster home care, Foster mothers, Electronic books, Biographies, Biography, Jodie, Foster mothers -- Great Britain, Abused children -- Great Britain -- Biography, Foster home care -- Great Britain, Great Britain
- Year: 2009
- Publisher: HarperElement
- City: London;Great Britain
- Language: English
- epub
At the Social Services office, 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. Despite her reservations, Cathy decides to take on Jodie 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 ...
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