Glass, Cathy.

Cut : the true story of an abandoned, abused little girl who was desperate to be part of a family / Cathy Glass. - London : HarperElement, 2008. - 310 p. ; 23 cm.

The story of the Dawn, a sweet and seemingly well-balanced girl whose outward appearance masks a traumatic childhood of suffering at the hands of the very people who should have cared for her. Dawn was the first girl Cathy Glass ever fostered. Sweet and seemingly well balanced girl, Dawn's outward appearance masked a traumatic childhood so awful, that even she could not remember it. During the first night, Cathy awoke to see Dawn looming above Cathy's baby's cot, her eyes staring and blank. It becomes a regular and frightening occurrence, and Cathy is horrified to find Dawn lighting a match whilst mumbling it's not my fault in her sleep one night. When Dawn attempts suicide, Cathy realises that she needs more help than she can give. Cathy soon realises that the horrors Dawn was exposed to during her time in Ireland have left her a very disturbed little girl.

ISBN: 9780007280971 (hbk.) 0007280971 (hbk.) 9780007280988 000728098X

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA863139 bnb

Subjects--Personal Names:
Glass, Cathy.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Foster children--Biography.
Abused children--Biography.
Self-mutilation--Patients--Biography.
Abused children--Rehabilitation.
Therapeutic foster care.

Dewey Class. No.: 362.76092