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  • Where Has Mummy Gone?

    A young girl and a mother who no longer knows her

    by Cathy Glass ...
    The true story of Melody, aged 8, the last of five siblings to be taken from her drug dependent single mother and brought into care.When Cathy is told about Melody’s terrible childhood, she is sure she’s heard it all before. But it isn’t long before she feels there is more going on than she or the social services are aware of. Although Melody is angry at having to leave her mother, as many ... Read more

    S$ 10.13 SGD

  • Ten Thousand Sorrows

    by Elizabeth Kim ...
    I don't know how old I was when I watched my mother's murder, nor do I know how old I am today.'The illegitimate daughter of a peasant and an American GI, Elizabeth Kim spent her early years as a social outcast in her village in the Korean countryside. Ostracized by their family and neighbours, she and her mother were regularly pelted with stones on their way home from the rice fields. Yet there ... Read more

    S$ 22.55 SGD

  • Until I Find You

    Disappeared Children and Coercive Adoptions in Guatemala

    by Rachel Nolan ...
    Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in NonfictionThe poignant saga of Guatemala’s adoption industry: an international marketplace for children, built on a foundation of inequality, war, and Indigenous dispossession.In 2009 Dolores Preat went to a small Maya town in Guatemala to find her birth mother. At the address retrieved from her adoption file, she was told that her supposed mother, one Rosario ... Read more

    S$ 39.99 SGD

  • Damaged

    The Heartbreaking True Story of a Forgotten Child

    by Cathy Glass ...
    The No. 1 Sunday Times Bestseller.At just eight years old, Jodie is violent, aggressive and extremely challenging. Five carers in four months have been unable to cope, but there is one last hope: Cathy Glass…As Jodie begins to trust Cathy and make progress, shocking details about her past come to light. No one had noticed the glaring signs of abuse by those who were supposed to love her most.One ... Read more

    S$ 9.80 SGD

  • The Simple Guide to Child Trauma

    What It Is and How to Help

    by Betsy de Thierry ...
    · What is trauma?· How does it affect children?· How can adults help?Providing straightforward answers to these complex questions, The Simple Guide to Child Trauma is the perfect starting point for any adult caring for or working with a child who has experienced trauma. It will help them to understand more about a child's emotional and behavioural responses following trauma and provides welcome ... Read more

    S$ 19.94 SGD

  • Held Together

    A Shared Memoir of Motherhood, Medicine, and Imperfect Love

    by Rebecca N. Thompson ...
    "Rebecca Thompson’s moving book proves that there are as many different ways of becoming a family as there are mothers—a personal, compelling reminder of why women’s reproductive health care matters, and why one size does not fit all”—Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times bestselling author"Immersive, compassionate, and vulnerable, Held Together invites us to walk with Dr. Thompson as she navigates her ... Read more

    S$ 25.82 SGD

  • Cruel to Be Kind

    Saying no can save a child’s life

    by Cathy Glass ...
    Cruel To Be Kind is the true story of Max, aged 6. He is fostered by Cathy while his mother is in hospital with complications from type 2 diabetes.Cruel To Be Kind is the true story of Max, aged 6. He is fostered by Cathy while his mother is in hospital with complications from type 2 diabetes. Fostering Max gets off to a bad start when his mother, Caz, complains and threatens Cathy even before Max ... Read more

    S$ 10.13 SGD

  • Innocent

    The True Story of Siblings Struggling to Survive

    by Cathy Glass ...
    Innocent is the shocking true story of little Molly and Kit, siblings, aged 3 years and 18 months, who are brought into care as an emergency after suffering non-accidental injuries.Aneta and Filip, the children’s parents, are distraught when their children are taken into care. Aneta maintains she is innocent of harming them, while Filip appears bewildered and out of his depth. It’s true the family ... Read more

    S$ 10.78 SGD

  • Cut

    The true story of an abandoned, abused little girl who was desperate to be part of a family

    by Cathy Glass ...
    Million-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.Dawn 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 ... Read more

    S$ 10.78 SGD

  • Raising Kids with Big, Baffling Behaviors

    Brain-Body-Sensory Strategies That Really Work

    by Robyn Gobbel ...
    "All behavior makes sense"'"It most certainly does not!", is probably your first reaction.Parenting and neuroscience expert Robyn Gobbel is here to reveal how all behavior, no matter how baffling, can be explained and remedied. You just need to look past the behavior and understand what's going on inside.Robyn decodes the latest brain science into easy-to-understand principles and metaphors to ... Read more

    S$ 26.15 SGD

  • Finding Chika

    A Little Girl, an Earthquake, and the Making of a Family

    by Mitch Albom ...
    "Mitch Albom has done it again with this moving memoir of love and loss. You can’t help but fall for Chika. A page-turner that will no doubt become a classic.” —Mary Karr, author of The Liars’ Club and The Art of MemoirFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Tuesdays With Morrie comes Mitch Albom’s most personal story to date: an intimate and heartwarming memoir about what it means to be ... Read more

    S$ 16.88 SGD

  • Daughters of the Bamboo Grove

    From China to America, a True Story of Abduction, Adoption, and Separated Twins

    by Barbara Demick ...
    NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS’ CHOICE • The heartrending story of twin sisters torn apart by China’s one-child policy and the rise of international adoption—from the author of the National Book Award finalist Nothing to Envy“Remarkable . . . Barbara Demick movingly traces this history of overseas Chinese adoptions and their ripple effects on both sides of the Pacific.”—The Wall Street Journal ... Read more

    S$ 17.54 SGD

  • Unsafe

    Damian longs for home, but one man stands in his way

    by Cathy Glass ...
    Damian longs for home, but one man stands in his way …Damian is just seven when he is taken in by foster carer Cathy Glass. His mother, Rachel, loves her three young children dearly, but she is vulnerable, naive and unable to cope on her own.Cathy sets about helping Damian overcome his eating issues, with the hope that he will eventually return home. But when Rachel’s new boyfriend, Troy, arrives ... Read more

    S$ 12.20 SGD

  • Too Scared to Cry

    A True Short Story

    by Maggie Hartley ...
    Brothers Ben and Damien are shockingly quiet when they arrive on Maggie's doorstep. They don't shout or play like normal three and four year olds. They hardly dare make a sound, so much have they been conditioned to be 'seen and not heard' by their mother and controlling stepfather.More disturbingly, their little baby half-brother Noah is completely unresponsive. He doesn't play, he doesn't smile, ... Read more

    S$ 1.38 SGD

  • The Most Fun We Ever Had

    Now a Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick

    by Claire Lombardo ...
    REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICKLONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTIONAN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'A literary love child of Jonathan Franzen and Anne Tyler . . . outstanding and highly enjoyable' Observer'The Most Fun We Ever Had is as good as books come' Telegraph'A gripping and poignant ode to a messy, loving fa... ... Read more

    S$ 16.67 SGD

  • My Secret Sister

    Jenny Lucas and Helen Edwards' Family Story

    by Helen Edwards, Jenny Lee Smith ...
    A heartbreaking and moving true story of two sisters separated at birth, and their journey towards finding each other, celebrating the true meaning of family.Helen Edwards grew up in a pit village in Tyneside in the post-war years, with her gran, aunties and uncles living nearby. She felt safe with them, but they could not protect her from her neglectful mother and violent father. Behind closed ... Read more

    S$ 15.90 SGD

  • Angels in Our Hearts

    A moving collection of true fostering stories

    by Rosie Lewis, Casey Watson ...
    A moving collection of 6 short stories – Helpless, A Small Boy’s Cry, Two More Sleeps, Unexpected, Just a Boy and At Risk – previously available as individual e-shorts.A collection of inspiring and emotive real-life short stories from foster carers Casey Watson and Rosie Lewis.Sarah, a baby born to a crack-addicted mother on a freezing cold night in December.Charlie, who fell from the second-floor ... Read more

    S$ 7.62 SGD

  • Please Give My Baby Back

    A tiny baby is found with a bruise on his leg and Robyn’s life is ripped apart. Can Maggie help reunite them?

    by Maggie Hartley ...
    Series Book 22 - A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story
    'Please don't take him. Let him stay with me. Please don't take my baby.'When a health visitor notices a bruise on her newborn son's leg, Robyn's world quickly falls apart. Before she knows what's happening, police are called and three-week-old Quinn is being taken to hospital to be examined. As Robyn can't give them any definite explanation as to what's caused the bruise, Quinn is immediately ... Read more

    S$ 6.95 SGD

  • Helpless

    Are Riley and his two little siblings in danger?

    by Cathy Glass ...
    The 32nd fostering memoir from international bestseller Cathy GlassStruggling to cope with three young children, Janie turns to experienced foster carer Cathy Glass. Helping the family each morning, Cathy soon uncovers how dangerous their situation has truly become.Riley and his two little siblings, Jayden and Lola, are not safe at home.With all three children in her care, will Cathy be able to ... Read more

    S$ 12.20 SGD

  • Lion

    A Long Way Home

    by Saroo Brierley ...
    NOMINATED FOR SIX OSCARS, INCLUDING BEST PICTURE, SUPPORTING ACTOR AND SUPPORTING ACTRESS . . .Aged just five, Saroo Brierley lost all contact with his family in India, after waiting at a train station for his brother who never returned.Discover the inspiring, true story behind the film, Lion. This is the heart breaking and original tale of the lost little boy who found his way home twenty-five ... Read more

    S$ 13.61 SGD

  • A Terrible Secret

    Scared for her safety, Tilly places herself into care. A shocking true story.

    by Cathy Glass ...
    Tilly hates her stepfather, Dave. He abuses her mother, but she refuses to leave him.Frightened for her own safety, Tilly asks to go into foster care and is placed with Cathy. Tilly arrives with a graze on her cheek and Cathy becomes increasingly concerned by Dave’s behaviour, especially when she learns he has been showering Tilly with gifts. While she’s busy looking after Tilly and trying to keep ... Read more

    S$ 10.78 SGD

  • A Desperate Cry for Help

    Meg is lashing out after being rejected by her family. With Maggie and her children in danger, can she help heal a broken heart?

    by Maggie Hartley ...
    Series Book 13 - A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story
    Twelve-year-old Meg arrives at Maggie's after a fire destroys the children's home she's been living in. Terrified and having lost most of her possessions, Maggie must work hard to make the vulnerable young girl feel at home. But traumatised by the fire, and angry and vulnerable, having been put into care by her mother, Meg is lashing out at everyone around her.Can Maggie reach this damaged little ... Read more

    S$ 1.38 SGD

  • The Vintage Shop

    'Hot buttered-toast-and-tea feelgood fiction' The Times

    by Libby Page ...
    *'*Absorbing, thoughtful and moving... a wonderfully engaging feelgood read that you'll want to come back to again and again' MIKE GAYLE'Libby Page is a literary burst of sunshine . . . Utterly delightful' VERONICA HENRY'An absolute must-read' WOMAN'S WEEKLY_____________________________________________________________One dress. Three women. A lifetime of secrets.</p... ... Read more

    S$ 15.47 SGD

  • Finding Stevie

    A dark secret. A child in crisis.

    by Cathy Glass ...
    Finding Stevie is a dark and poignant true story that highlights the dangers lurking online.When Stevie’s social worker tells Cathy, an experienced foster carer, that Stevie, 14, is gender fluid she isn’t sure what that term means and looks it up.Stevie, together with his younger brother and sister, have been brought up by their grandparents as their mother is in prison. But the grandparents can ... Read more

    S$ 10.13 SGD