The Saddest Girl in the World

De: Cathy Glass

Narrado por: Denica Fairman

The Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author of Damaged tells the true story of Donna, who came into foster care aged ten, having been abused, victimised and rejected by her family.

Donna had been in foster care with her two young brothers for three weeks when she is abruptly moved to Cathy’s. When Donna arrives she is silent, withdrawn and walks with her shoulders hunched forward and her head down. Donna is clearly a very haunted child and refuses to interact with Cathy’s children Adrian and Paula.

After patience and encouragement from Cathy, Donna slowly starts to talk and tells Cathy that she blames herself for her and her brothers being placed in care. The social services were aware that Donna and her brothers had been neglected by their alcoholic mother, but no one realised the extent of the abuse they were forced to suffer. The truth of the physical torment she was put through slowly emerges, and as Donna grows to trust Cathy she tells her how her mother used to make her wash herself with wire wool so that she could get rid of her skin colour as her mother was so ashamed that Donna was mixed race.

The psychological wounds caused by the bullying she received also start to resurface when Donna starts reenacting the ways she was treated at home by hitting and bullying Paula, so much so that Cathy can’t let Donna out of her sight.

As the pressure begins to mount on Cathy to help this child, things start to get worse and Donna begins behaving in erratic ways, trashing her bedroom and being regularly abusive towards Cathy’s children. Cathy begins to wonder if she can find a way to help this child or if Donna’s scars run too deep.

©2014 Cathy Glass (P)2014 HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Another amazing book that I couldn't put down.

I love this one as it's clear that the effort Cathy put in with Donna paid off in the end. As with all of Cathy's books, she reminds that goodness, faith, trust, forgiveness and hard work pay off.

Cathy's stories are always good

I loved this story. Cathy Glass never disappoints. She has helped some many children, a true inspiration to all.

Relate

I could relate to Donnas tram with her mother and how her mother treated her.

Great story

Love the story short. Great performance. Excellent out come and to know there are still people who will love the unloved.

she does it again!

Another great book by Cathy Glass. Readers will not disapointed with this unique story of a young girl in need of more than just a home.

Amazing

Very detailed encounter of a child’s life, written with great detail and sincerity..I love all Cathy Glass’s memories. If only the child care system was like this in the US.

chilling story of a child broken

it is true to say this book is similar to A Child Called It by Dave Pelzer just a story from the view of the foster care mother rather than the child what to see through their eyes and feel what they felt how the lack of a mother's love can be so damaging if it's someone's kind heart and soul in patience can show the child the true meaning that love is kind love is patient and fulfill what a mother should have done when she brought this child into this world Cathy glass is an amazing foster care mother should only be more

Cathy Glass is a saint!!!!

I love these books! Cathy is a Saint and wish we had more like her!

great authors

this was a great book written by a wonderful woman well I don't know personally but I feel that I do cuz I've read many of her books and will continue to read them all. I have tears in every book as it brings me back to my childhood and I lived in a foster home and was lucky enough to have such an amazing woman like Cathy. I don't know if Cathy Reese's reviews but if you do never stop doing what you're doing because children need people like you.

Wonderful read

Cathy Glass is a wonderful writer. It is sad that there are so many abused and neglected children, but wonderful there are foster parents that love and care for these children and love them.