Social welfare and social services

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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.

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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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.

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?

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

'An incredible read.

Collected in one volume, here are the true life stories of London ambulance driver, Tom Reynolds.

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A heroic doctor's unflinchingly honest and visceral tale of impossible choices in emergency medicine.

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'One of the funniest books I have ever read' HADLEY FREEMAN'A masterpiece' SATHNAM SANGHERA'The read of the summer' THE SUNDAY TIMES'Brilliant .

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After taking a few weeks off work, Casey is presented with a new foster child: 14-year-old Elise, whose Mum left her at just five years old.

*This program is read by Steve Carlson and Charles Koch with contributions from Social Entrepreneurs working in collaboration with the Stand Together organization.

The No.

The eleventh memoir and latest title from the internationally bestselling author and foster carer Cathy Glass.

A family with a dark secret.

Nine-year-old Archie and his five-year-old sister, Bobbi, are taken into emergency police protective custody after an incident of domestic violence at their family home.

Shortlisted for Best Book, True Crime Awards 2025The shocking true story of one of Britain’s most secretive, groundbreaking and successful police covert operationsBristol, 1979.

'An inspirational call to arms' DAILY MAIL'This book is so sensible, so substantially researched, so briskly written, so clear in its arguments, that one wishes Baroness Cavendish was still whispering into the prime ministerial ear' THE TIMES'A thoughtful handbook to help societies age gracefully' FINANCIAL TIMES'This bold, visionary book is a wake-up call to governments.

'One of the non-fiction books of the year.

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

The nostalgic memoir of a young man, eldest of fourteen, growing up in 40s Wednesbury.

What's sort of funny when something horrific happens is that nothing happens to the rest of the world.

In her new book, Cathy Glass, the no.

Finding Stevie is a dark and poignant true story that highlights the dangers lurking online.

Amy Winehouse needs no introduction.

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Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Blood Sisters by Jane Corry, read by Emilia Fox and Zoe Thorne.