Girl Alone

Joss Came Home from School to Discover Her Father’s Suicide. Angry and Hurting, She’s out of Control.

Häftad, Engelska, 2015

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Beskrivning

Aged nine Joss came home from school to discover her father's suicide. She's never gotten over it.This is the true story of Joss, 13 who is angry and out of control. At the age of nine, Joss finds her father’s dead body. He has committed suicide. Then her mother remarries and Joss bitterly resents her step-father who abuses her mentally and physically.Cathy takes Joss under her wing but will she ever be able to get through to the warm-hearted girl she sees glimpses of underneath the vehement outbreaks of anger that dominate the house, and will Cathy be able to build up Joss’s trust so she can learn the full truth of the terrible situation?

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2015-09-10
Mått:129 x 198 x 21 mm
Vikt:240 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:336
Förlag:HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN:9780008138257
Miljömärkning:Produced using independently certified paper to ensure responsible forestry management. (Certification is by FSC, PEFC or SFI.) Produced in the UK using 100% renewable electricity.

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Mer om författaren

Cathy 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.