Cruel to Be Kind: Saying no can save a child's life

Author(s): Cathy Glass

Biography, Memoir & Autobiography

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 has moved in. Cathy and her family are shocked when they first meet Max. But his social worker isn't the only one in denial; his whole family are too.

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Cathy has been a foster carer for over 25 years, during which time she has looked after more than 100 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. Cathy has written 17 books, including bestselling memoirs Damaged, Cut, and Will You Love Me?

General Fields

  • : 9780008252007
  • : HarperCollins Publishers Limited
  • : Harper Element
  • : 0.226
  • : 01 September 2017
  • : 198mm X 129mm X 21mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : 01 September 2017
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Cathy Glass
  • : Paperback
  • : English
  • : 362.733092
  • : 336