Social services and welfare, criminology

'Indecently entertaining.

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From the author of international bestsellers A Circle of Children and Lovey comes an inspiring true story of a gifted teacher's determination to understand the 'rotten' city kid everyone has given up on.

When foster carer, Cathy Glass, is asked to foster Darcy-May, a two-day old baby, she is very concerned.

'There's water in the engine,' he said.

Lara was seven when her birth mother died from a drug overdose.

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A NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEARIn the vein of the Costa-winning Dadland, with the biographical elements of H is for Hawk, The Fragments of my Father is a powerful and poignant memoir about parents and children, freedom and responsibility, madness and creativity and what it means to be a carer.

Longlisted for the Gordon Burn Prize 2025'A shocking story of serial killers, twisted idealism and a country that looked away' Rory Carroll, bestselling author of Killing Thatcher?

A Times Political Book of the Year 2022A powerful and revelatory eyewitness account of the American collapse in Afghanistan, its desperate endgame, and the war's echoing legacy.

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She has to be OK, I pleaded silently to myself.

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And here I am.

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A heartbreaking true story of a broken family and the foster carer who wants to keep them together.

The 32nd fostering memoir from international bestseller Cathy GlassStruggling to cope with three young children, Janie turns to experienced foster carer Cathy Glass.

SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'If you think the UK isn't corrupt, you haven't looked hard enough .

Why does an international footballer with the World at his feet decide to take his own life?

'Outstanding' THE SECRET BARRISTER'It's brilliant, it's comprehensive, buy it' EVENING STANDARD'A powerful, illuminating, enraging and inspiring read' JESS PHILLIPS MP'Precise, heartfelt and anti-pompous' THE TIMESWhy is our criminal justice system so bad at protecting women from violence?

It's 1983 and best friends Vicky and Lucy swear that they will always be there for each other, that they'll never let anyone come between them.

Angie, 6, and sister Polly, 4, are utterly distraught when they arrive to stay with foster carer Cathy Glass.

'Stand by for fireworks as it hits the shelves' SUNDAY TIMES'If Orwell were with us today, he'd be writing books like this' PATRICK RADDEN KEEFE'Breath-taking and jaw-dropping' PETER FRANKOPAN'A true-life thriller' ANNE APPLEBAUMFrom the bestselling author of Kleptopia comes a true story about Cuckooland - a world where the rich can buy everything - including the truth.

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Now a major new stage play 'Punch' by James Graham?

Tough, resourceful and ruthless, ex-SAS trooper Nick Stone is now working for British Intelligence on deniable operations.

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A glimpse into the extraordinary world of ambulance driving from the man behind the wheel.

A captivating, eloquent and deeply original book, We All Go into the Dark is an absolute must-read for true-crime fans across the board.

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The candid tale of one of Britain's most outstanding contemporary philanthropists.

* THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER *Technological advances have benefited our world in immeasurable ways, but there is an ominous flipside.

The United States has the largest criminal justice system in the world, with approximately 7 million adults and juveniles in jail, prison, or community custody.

'Grimly fascinating .

Just when Casey thinks her foster care duties are done, she's asked to look after Sam, a troubled nine-year-old with a violent streak who drove his previous guardians to release him of their care.

Let Me Go is the powerful new memoir from foster carer and Sunday Times bestselling author Casey Watson.

The untold story behind the hit true crime podcast The Clearing, this unforgettable memoir traces one daughter's moving quest to understand her larger-than-life childhood as she searches for the truth about her father, the serial killer Edward Wayne Edwards.

A New York Times Notable BookBest Books of 2021: TIME, SmithsonianNew York Times Book Review * Editors' ChoiceA radical reckoning with the racial inequality of America's past and present, by one of the country's leading scholars of policing and mass incarcerationBetween 1964 and 1972, the United States endured domestic violence on a scale not seen since the Civil War.

'The rare book that really might change your life.

Damian longs for home, but one man stands in his way .

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PARIS: A MILLION MEANINGS IN A SINGLE NAME Heiress.

'Should be required reading for those who care about how society treats our most vulnerable citizens.

The unbelievable true story of the man now pardoned by President Trump Random House presents the unabridged downloadable audiobook edition of American Kingpin by Nick Bilton, read by Will Damron.

A 5-year-old boy, Ethan, is brought to Casey in the middle of the night after the sudden death of his young mother after a drug overdose.

As gripping as it is gruesome, How to Solve a Murder is a fascinating insight into the career of a pathologist told by experts in the field.

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