Where Has Mummy Gone?: A young girl and a mother who no longer knows her

Name: Where Has Mummy Gone?: A young girl and a mother who no longer knows her
Rating: 4.708333492279053 (48 reviews)

Cathy Glass

Sep 2018 · HarperCollins UK

4.7

48 reviews

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336

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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 children coming into care are, she also worries about her obsessively – far more than is usual. Amanda, Melody’s mother, is also angry and takes it out on Cathy at contact, which again is something Cathy has experienced before. Yet there is a lost and vulnerable look about Amanda, and Cathy starts to see why Melody worries about her and feels she needs looking after.

When Amanda misses contact, it is assumed she has forgotten, but nothing could have been further from the truth...

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4.7

48 reviews

Kat Carr

November 7, 2018

I usually love Cathy Glass books, but my does this drag on! I found that she really tried to make this story longer than it needed. Certainly not the best book I've read for a while.

11 people found this review helpful

Gemma Darking

December 28, 2021

Bless Little Melody... Just sounds such a lovely child I thoroughly enjoyed reading this... Although what an eye opener... Having worked in a care home specialising in dementia for 3 years it sounded just like the one in the book and i remember how daunting it was to start off with untill I got used to it all... Can't imagine how tough that was for an 8 year old Melody who loved her Mum with all her heart and to have to watch her deteriorate like that 😓😓 Very brave girl ♥️ So glad she got another chance and a loving adoptive Mum with Dana... I know Amanda will always have a special place in young Melodys heart ♥️ RIP Amanda may you finally now be at peace ♥️ Loved how Cathy not only gave her all into looking after Melody but also regularly was there for Amanda and probably touched Amanda's life more than she realised it was lovely to read... All in all its another 5 star read from me 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🤗👍

Dot

November 10, 2018

I really enjoy Cathy glass books and have read everyone of them.so my only criticism is do every book have to explain what things mean,I find I skip them bits now because I want to read the story and not about the social services. Other wise a good read.

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About the author

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.

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