Description
| Product ID: | 9780008584429 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Unwanted |
| Subtitle: | The Care System Failed Lara. Will She Fail Her Own Child? |
| Authors: | Author: Cathy Glass |
| Page Count: | 336 |
| Subjects: | Memoirs, Memoirs, True stories of heroism, endurance and survival, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Child welfare and youth services, Adoption and fostering, Family psychology, Family law: children, Adoption and fostering: advice and issues, Parenting: advice and issues, True stories of heroism, endurance & survival, Child abuse, Domestic violence, Child welfare, Adoption & fostering, Family psychology, Family law: children, Adoption, Advice on parenting |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Lara was seven when her birth mother died from a drug overdose. With no extended family to look after her, she was put into foster care. The care system failed Lara and now she is failing her son. Lara was seven when her birth mother died from a drug overdose. With no extended family to look after her, she was put into foster care. The care system failed Lara and now she is failing her son.Lara and her one-year-old son, Arthur, are brought to experienced foster carer, Cathy Glass, by their social worker. Lara has fled an abusive relationship and Arthur has suspected non-accidental injuries. Cathy must monitor Lara whenever she is with her son, day and night. She cannot let them out of her sight for a minute.Lara loves her son, but she puts her own needs first. Cathy must teach Lara how to care for Arthur, but will it be enough to allow her to keep him? |
| Imprint Name: | HarperCollins |
| Publisher Name: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-01-19 |
