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

Cathy Glass

Sept 2017 · Sold by HarperCollins UK

About this eBook

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.

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.

Ratings and reviews

This was another beautifully written book. Its very hard to put down the book. I feel this way about all of Cathy Glass fostering memoirs. Just brilliant x My favorite author by far :)

Another great one from Cathy Glass i love her stories always pulls at my heart strings read in a few days as i could not put it down.

A touching story of a family at risk and how a foster carer's natural empathy supports them through their troubled lives, be prepared, an emotional outcome!

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.