Cathy Glass

The Saddest Girl in the World


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      This book is a work of non-fiction based on the recollections of Cathy Glass. The names of people, places, dates and details of events have been changed to protect the privacy of others.

      HarperElement

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      First published by HarperElement 2009

      Copyright © Cathy Glass 2007

      Cathy Glass asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work

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      Source ISBN: 9780007281039

      Ebook Edition © MARCH 2009 ISBN: 9780007321575

      Version: 2019–10–10

      Contents

       Cover

       Title Page

       Chapter Seven - Runt of the Litter

       Chapter Eight - Dirty

       Chapter Nine - Outcast

       Chapter Ten - Tablets

       Chapter Eleven - A Small Achievement

       Chapter Twelve - Working as a Family

       Chapter Thirteen - The Birthday Party

       Chapter Fourteen - No Dirty Washing

       Chapter Fifteen - Mummy Christmas

       Chapter Sixteen - Winter Break

       Chapter Seventeen - Final Rejection

       Chapter Eighteen - Don't Stop Loving Me

       Chapter Nineteen - Paula's Present

       Chapter Twenty - The Question

       Chapter Twenty-one - A Kind Person

       Chapter Twenty-two - Marlene

       Chapter Twenty-three - Lilac

       Chapter Twenty-four - Introductions

       Chapter Twenty-five - Moving On

       Epilogue

       Exclusive sample chapter

       Cathy Glass

       Moving Memoirs eNewsletter

       Also by Cathy Glass

       About the Publisher

       Prologue

      This is the story of Donna, who came to live with me when she was ten. At the time I had been fostering for eleven years, and it is set before I had fostered Lucy, whom I went on to adopt. When Donna arrived, my son Adrian was ten and my daughter Paula was six; the impact Donna had on our lives was enormous, and what she achieved has stayed with us.

       Chapter One Sibling Rivalry

      It was the third week in August, and Adrian, Paula and I were enjoying the long summer holidays, when the routine of school was as far behind us as it was in front.