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  • Why would anyone abandon little Darcy-May?
  • By: Cathy Glass
  • Narrated by: Denieca Fairman
  • Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (375 ratings)

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An Innocent Baby

By: Cathy Glass
Narrated by: Denieca Fairman
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Summary

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 the 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.

©2021 Cathy Glass (P)2021 HarperCollins Publishers Limited

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The harrowing story of a young person who suffered horrific sexual abuse at the hands of her birth parents, resulting in the birth of a baby girl conceived during this abuse.
She started out in a Children’s home prior to being placed with Cathy & later her forever family with Cayley & her daughter.

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Amazing author highly recommend

Emotional but great read, couldn't wait to get to next chapter each time to read more. Thank you for sharing Cathy Glass

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Another Brilliant Read

Cathy Glass is one of the most amazing people she’s a huge heart and clearly loves her vocation I’d love to foster

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Heart Warming

Loved the ending of this book. So glad Hayley and Darcey-May got the ending they deserved. I did feel at there was quite a lot of unnecessary padding like a play by play of every day tasks from start to finish such as making a cup of tea and repeatedly including the fact it was "usual practice" to be ask certain questions during reviews which I personally, I think was common sense and could have been left out unless it was clear that the reader might question why certain things were asked.

I love that the same narrator is used in a lot of her audio books, I am however seriously triggered when the narrator says "ett" instead of "ate" in all the books she narrates. It kind of dumbs down the book a bit for me, when Cathy is evidently a smart, professional woman. Thankfully this didn't ruin to book too much for me but it is rather annoying and a bit distracting.

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Another good one from Cathy

I won’t give too much away but I really enjoyed this memoir. It was centred more around Darcy-Mays young mother which was interesting. The reason behind a childs entry into foster care is never pleasant to hear but I love to read how they are bought through to better times and the challenges Cathy helps them overcome.

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Great read

We absolutely enjoyed the book, but then again we enjoy all the books by Cathy

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Fantastic book!

Another fantastic book. I have read all of these books and everyone is a super read.

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...As if sharing a sister's life...so special

well, cathy....i dont usually START the book crying but.....to all of your most connected listeners, your family are our relatives. Having lost my mom 5 years ago, i ache for your loss. The horrors of child abuse no lo ger shock me but that doesn't lessen the tears. And then, so close to Xmas, teen mom and baby are gone, 2 kids have moved out, your first Xmas without your mom....an emotional journey start to finish.....all i can offer is to say that your most connected fans share your joys, your pains and send back to you a piece of our hearts.....keep writing...xxoo

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Highly recommended

Another gripping and emotional book by Cathy Glass. A true legend in fostering with a heart of gold. This true story is a hard one to hear but, you're gripped and taken on the emotional rollercoaster. I highly recommend all of Cathys books!

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Cathy glass is brilliant seems like a lovely lady

I've been reading Cathy glass for years. Not one dissapointx. Most finished in 1 dag

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