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A Terrible Secret
- Author
- Cathy Glass
- Narrator
- Denica Fairman
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 17 September 2020
- Run Time
- 8 hours 50 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- True stories of heroism, endurance and survival, Adoption and fostering: advice, topics and issues
- Rating
- 4.0 (1 review)
What to expect
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 her safe, Cathy is also worried about her own daughter, Lucy. She has a very difficult decision to make that will affect the rest of her life, and Cathy hopes she makes the right choice.
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Details
- Author
- Cathy Glass
- Narrator
- Denica Fairman
- Duration
- 8 hours 50 minutes
- Release Date
- 17 September 2020
- ISBN
- 9780008398767
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- True stories of heroism, endurance and survival, Adoption and fostering: advice, topics and issues
- Rating
- 4.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 5.0(1 review)
Synopsis
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 her safe, Cathy is also worried about her own daughter, Lucy. She has a very difficult decision to make that will affect the rest of her life, and Cathy hopes she makes the right choice.
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