{"product_id":"cut-the-true-story-of-an-abandoned-abused-little-girl-who-was-desperate-to-be-part-of-a-family-9780007280995","title":"Cut: The True Story of an Abandoned, Abused Little Girl Who Was Desperate to Be Part of a Family","description":"\u003cp\u003eMillion-copy bestselling author Cathy Glass tells the story of Dawn, a sweet and seemingly well-balanced girl whose outward appearance masks a traumatic childhood of suffering at the hands of the very people who should have cared for her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDawn was the first girl Cathy Glass ever fostered. Sweet and seemingly well balanced girl, Dawn's outward appearance masked a traumatic childhood so awful, that even she could not remember it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the first night, Cathy awoke to see Dawn looming above Cathy's baby's cot, her eyes staring and blank. She sleepwalks - which Cathy learns is often a manifestation in disturbed children. It becomes a regular and frightening occurrence, and Cathy is horrified to find Dawn lighting a match whilst mumbling it's not my fault in her sleep one night.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCathy discovers Dawn is playing truant from school, and struggling to make friends. More worryingly she finds her room empty one night, and her pillow covered in blood. Dawn has been self-harming in order to release the pain of her past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Dawn attempts suicide, Cathy realises that she needs more help than she can give. Dawn's mother eventually confides in her that Dawn was sent away to live with relatives in Ireland between the ages of 5 and 9, and Cathy soon realises that the horrors Dawn was exposed to during this time have left her a very disturbed little girl.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cathy Glass\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Element\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/05\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780007280995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCathy has been a foster carer for over 30 years, during which time she has looked after more than 150 children, of all ages and backgrounds. She has three teenage children of her own; one of whom was adopted after a long-term foster placement. The name Cathy Glass is a pseudonym.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Harper Element","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43093282652275,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":11.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_0a894327-ac15-461a-b79f-d00cfa183015.jpg?v=1748525810","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/cut-the-true-story-of-an-abandoned-abused-little-girl-who-was-desperate-to-be-part-of-a-family-9780007280995","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}