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This story from Cathy got to me alot more than the others I had read from her. I think it was because it was a young adult with learning difficulties, I wasn't expecting the father to be who it was but even though it didn't feel like it was going to be a happy ending but I really think it was for Faye.

alexandrabree's review against another edition

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4.0

The first book of this type I have read centring on a disabled adult.

We are brought into this book on the eve of Cathy's fathers funeral, over the course of many books I had grown very attached to the family (I remember years ago when Glass wrote about the divorce I was angry and upset with her husband for days - I literally spent hours thinking about his character and I don't and won't ever know the man obviously) I was heart broken that the family had lost this loving caring father and grandfather.

Then we are introduced to Faye, I am not going to lie I expected something very disturbing to have happened to this young lady to get her pregnant - or at least something that was very disturbing to her, consent given but then having Faye understand what had happened - particularly when they started to hint at her denial ( or her not understanding what happened at all).

It was sad to see how much she could understand and yet how much of the same information she didn't grasp. The grandmothers influence was irritating and wonderful all at the same time. I understand why they had ignored the presents of the baby to distance themselves but that still did not make it the right approach. I was shocked at how little support the family had considering Faye's disability and her grandparents health - in a perfect world I think the lot of them would have been in a care home situation (although we don't know the full extent of everything or the details).
I knew right from the beginning that Faye would not be allowed to keep her baby, and I was amazed that Glass had ever thought she would (she did express doubt and realism but....) it was obvious to me that Faye just didn't have the ability to mother a child and that no amount of help from her grandparents would have been able to change that.

this was a very touching story, tragic and I would have liked to know more about the mother and her situation but as a work of non-fiction the author cannot obviously just come up with these facts that are very personal (and I cannot see the grandparents wanting to share or Faye knowing the full story)

juliette_21's review against another edition

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5.0

I absolutely love Cathy Glass as usual. She allows you to discover in depth the difficulty of children living in foster care.
The details and the conversations in this book just make you realise what these kids go through.

The cover features a little book, Cathy Glass always chooses to have a child on the front cover, it adds realism to the story and makes you know that the story is a true story.
I really appreciate Cathy giving us so many details and bringing us along with her throughout her journey.
I've never been disappointed by Cathy and she writes perfectly.

maink's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

4.0

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