A Baby's Cry

When Cathy is asked to foster a new born baby her only concern is if she will be able remember how to look after a baby as she usually fosters older children, often with behavioural problems. Reassuring herself that ‘it will all come back,’ Cathy collects baby Harrison from the hospital when he is only one day old. However, she soon realizes that caring for the baby is the least of her worries as Harrison’s background is shrouded in secrecy and his very existence is known only to a few.

Harrison’s social worker tells Cathy that strict confidentiality has to be maintained or the lives of Harrison and his parents could be in danger. Not even Cathy is given any background information. When a woman starts appearing in the street outside Cathy’s house and runs off before Cathy can talk to her, Cathy becomes concerned for her own family’s safety and demands some answers. What she is told by Harrison’s social worker is both sad and shocking and will affect Harrison’s life forever.

Book Author

Cathy-glass Cathy has been a foster carer for over 20 years, during which time she has looked after more than 50 children, of all ages and backgrounds. Cathy runs training course on fostering for her local social services, and also helps draft new fostering procedures and guidelines. Cathy has always combined fostering with writing, rising very early every morning in order to write, before the day begins with her ever changing family. Prior to the publication of Damaged, her first fostering memoir, she had written short stories, articles, and poems for various national magazines and newspapers.
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Book Reviews

  • Goodreads.
    "…a harrowing and moving memoir about tiny Harrison, left in Cathy's care, and the potentially fatal family secret of his beginnings. "
  • Michelle Conquer, Waterstones
    "A Baby's Cry kept me on the edge of my sea… couldn’t put it down. The whole mystery of Harrison’s mother and her secret was totally gripping. "
  • Play.com
    "Another excellent book … could not put it down. I have read all Cathy’s books and can't wait for the next one to come out. "
  • Amazon reviewer
    "…have never been more drawn into a book as I was while reading A Baby's Cry…. I would recommend this book to anyone. "
  • Australian reviewer
    "I have just finished reading A Baby's Cry, which was an emotional and moving read. I have read all Cathy’s books at least three times, and every time they  reduce me to tears….an amazing individual"
  • User Review, Goodreads
    "Brilliant. Another good read from Cathy Glass. A real page turner as usual"