My Dad’s A Policeman

A short story in the Quick Reads scheme (www.quickreads.org.uk)

Ryan is 12 and streetwise. He lives with his mother and younger brother, Tommy, on a large run-down council estate. Their mother is an alcoholic who can't look after her sons. Ryan does his best to stop Tommy and him being taken into foster care, but it isn't enough. One afternoon, social workers suddenly arrive at school and take the brothers away. They are separated and sent to different foster carers. Ryan is very angry.

My Dad’s A Policeman is a griping short story of Ryan’s search for his younger brother.

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

  • Guardian bookshop
    "  Dramatic and engaging….."
  • Quick Reads
    "  A gritty heartrending tale of a small boy’s search for a place to call home…"
  • Waterstones
    "  Fast-paced and compelling…"
  • Kim, amazon.co.uk.
    "  Clever perspective…from an angry child's point of view. A must read… "
  • Foyles
    "    Quick Reads are brilliant, short books by bestselling writers and celebrities.These exciting, dramatic and funny stories are ideal for regular readers who want a short, fast read. They've also helped hundreds of thousands of people to pick up books and enjoy reading again…"