An innocent baby : why would anyone abandon little Darcy-May? /
by Glass, Cathy.
Material type: BookPublisher: London : HarperElement, 2021Description: 308 pages ; 20 cm.ISBN: 9780008466480 (pbk.) :; 0008466483 (pbk.) :.Classification number: 362.733 GLASubject(s): Glass, Cathy | Foster children -- Great Britain | Foster home care -- Great Britain | Child sexual abuse -- Great Britain | Family and Relationships | Family and Relationships | Memoirs | True stories of heroism, endurance & survival | Violence in society | Social services & welfare, criminology | Coping with personal problemsSummary: When foster carer, Cathy Glass, is asked to foster Darcy-May, a two-day old baby, she is very concerned. The baby is coming to her straight from hospital and will have no contact with her teenage mother, Haylea. Even more worrying, she will be brought to Cathy with a police escort as it's vital her extended family don't know where she is. Abandoned at birth, Cathy and her family quickly bond with little Darcy-May although they have to accept she will eventually leave them to be adopted. But fostering is rarely straight forward, and when Haylea asks to see her baby a different story begins to emerge. It's so alarming that even Cathy, a highly experienced foster carer, struggles.Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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When foster carer, Cathy Glass, is asked to foster Darcy-May, a two-day old baby, she is very concerned. The baby is coming to her straight from hospital and will have no contact with her teenage mother, Haylea. Even more worrying, she will be brought to Cathy with a police escort as it's vital her extended family don't know where she is. Abandoned at birth, Cathy and her family quickly bond with little Darcy-May although they have to accept she will eventually leave them to be adopted. But fostering is rarely straight forward, and when Haylea asks to see her baby a different story begins to emerge. It's so alarming that even Cathy, a highly experienced foster carer, struggles.
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