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and beautiful like all her books, Love them all. Kit and Molly soundso adorable and I really felt for them and for Cathy every step of the way, Id heard of FDIA Before though it was called something different, however it was crazy to read about two young children experiencing it in real life.
This book made me feel every type of emotion happiness, sadness, frustration, indignation, love/pride, anger the mark of an awesome writer, Keep it up your amazing!!! Audio version,
A true story about Molly and Kit who were put into foster care as a result of suspected non accidental injuries.
A distressing story, Those poor kids.
After a short time the mother was well enough to Im sorry but you cant fix a mental illness that quick.
A very sad ending,
For anyone who has read this story you can go to Cathys Website for an update on how the children are doing.
I knew from the very first chapter what these children were suffering with, as I have researched MBP or FIDA as its now called extensively.
The ending of this book was heartbreaking, and whether or not the judge made the right decision in returning Kit and Molly we may never know.
MBP is a mental illness, and the people suffering from this mental illness are not evil, however, this illness causes harm to an innocent child and must be taken seriously.
I usually like a read of a Cathy Glass book, They are usually and interesting and highly detailed book, This particular book however did fall short of my expectations, It was quite clear from early on this was a case of FDIA, and even more transparent that the mother was continuing to poison the children through the drinks she was giving them at contact.
The entire book read as rushed, with little detail provided and chucks of time just skipped over, The ending was very anticlimactic and boring, To be blunt this read more like a blunt, first attempt at fiction than the usual heart rendering tale Id expect from Cathy Glass.
I actually figured out what was going on almost right away why the children were always getting sick, even at Cathys house, and I picked up on the subtle clues, things that were just casually mentioned.
I was very surprised that Cathy wasnt immediately aware of what was really going on, as it was the very first thing I thought of.
This was an excellent book, with a very disturbing story, The way Aneta and Filip treated Cathy at the very end was disgusting, and it made me question whether or not everything else they claimed was actually true, or, if their lawyer was just that good.
Especially Filip, who I actually believed was genuinely a decent person, but not after what happened at the end, I wonder if he was just as cold and calculating and manipulative all along, This is the second foster care memoir that Ive read from author Cathy Glass, I appreciate the honest and straight forward account of what it is like to be a foster carer in the UK, Im in the United States, so although our system is different, some of the foster parent experiences are very similar,
This particular story was particularly heartbreaking as the two young children were suffering from a mysterious illness and potential nonaccidental injuries.
The truth behind the childrens condition was especially disturbing Ill refrain from too many details for those that wish to read the book themselves.
Perhaps even more shocking and heartbreaking was the outcome of the case, Of course foster parents recognize that the goal of foster care is to ultimately have the children return to a safe home with their biological family, sometimes the decisions of the court make us question if the outcome is truly in the best interest of the children.
This book is definitely not
a light or easy read, but I think its so important for those that want to learn more about foster care and/or childhood trauma to read accounts such as this.
Many parents with children in care suffer from their own trauma, mental health conditions, and addictions and they require the support of social services and foster parents in order to attempt to overcome these issues and parent their children.
a very captivating and well written book, Unrated due to subject matter, I finished this in one sitting! After doing so, I rushed onto Cathys website to see the updates on the foster children, Molly and Kit.
In this particular real life! account, I feel bad not only for the poor children but for Cathy too, The hostile and cold behaviour from the parents particularly at the end and with the mother, Aneta was completely uncalled for, I was rooting for the children to stay with Cathy, My theory is that the father Filip is under the influence of his wife Aneta and she told him to get the kids back living with them and thatll be that.
No contact, no gratitude, nothing to Cathy, I was disappointed in him, for he seemed decent, but I guess he was plotting it all with his wife, God knows. The ending was utterly heartbreaking for a reader, so I cant imagine what Cathy went through, I always feels weird giving star reviews to these books because theyre memoirs, theyre true stories, so it feels weird to rate it.
I dont even know how to write a written review for this
It was a sad story, and I kinda guessed from the start what was happening but didnt want to jump to conclusions.
Its so sad what happened to those kids,
The ending was so heartbreaking and unsatisfying! Its horrible that she didnt even get to say goodbye to the kids shed fostered for months : that must have been awful.
Cant believe how ungrateful the parents were, I get theyd been through a lot but they could have been a bit nicer, and at least allowed a goodbye, jeez,
Cathy is a remarkable lady and love reading all her different stories and this is worth far more than five,
Cathy gets a phone call to urgently take in a brother and a sister, There is kit ismonths and has a broken arm and they are worried that both him and his sister Molly who isare always being sick and so withdrawn and scared as always being sick.
The parents say they have done nothing wrong but can social service prove this or are they wrong, The truth will come out and how will the children change while with Cathy,
Fantastic read. Great readone of her best,
I've read quite a few of this author's fostering memoirs nowthis was one of her best,
I preordered thisbut didn't read it as soon as it came out, I kept seeing comments in groups where people were wanting to discuss the happeningsand I avoided looking at them as I didn't want to spoil it for when I read it.
I saved this book for the Christmas and New Year holidaywhen I would be able to just sit and read and read, and be able to really get my teeth into it.
I'm so glad I did, It was fantastic, intriguing, and shocking, One of her best books in a while, I think, and highly recommend it,
Two young children are removed from their parents' care, and come to stay with Cathy and her family, The case is very intriguing, I thought I had guessed what might be going ondue to reading a few medical and true crime memoirs, and seeing some true crime documentaries on the TVbut I really wasn't sure, and it kept me guessing, and totally engrossed.
I read it in just a couple of days,
Cathy Glass usually puts updates on her site so I resisted peeking there until I'd finished the book, Some people who'd read the book had said things about the ending, I suppose, as it's real lifewe don't always get the ideal ending, everything rosy etc, I thought I'd see when I got to that bit, That's what made it totally unpredictable and involving, I did look on the author's website afterwards, and she has put a bit of update information, so I think it's a must to take a look there to complete the reading experience.
A great read, I usually like Cathy Glass's books, but this one was too transparent from the beginning and thus didn't hold much interest for me.
It was obvious from the beginning that , and I wondered why no one had picked up on it earlier.
The ending saddened me as .
I was really looking forward to this but was gravely disappointed when I finally read it,
Audiobook: DeNica Fairman does a good job narrating the book as she has done with all of Glass's previous books, I'm not a big fan of 'sympathy porn' type books and it's not something I'd usually read but picked this up in a rush as something to read on a long train journey.
I wish I hadn't bothered, I rarely leave negative reviews I don't like to rain on other people's work especially from someone who does something as wonderful as fostering but this book is horrible.
First, it is not her story to tell and it feels really exploitative to be telling stories of foster children, These are their stories to tell, not hers,
Second, Munchousen Syndrome by proxy was obvious from about the first chapter, I find it hard to imagine that people trained in child protection could be that slow to catch on,
Finally, the writing is patronising and terrible, I work with children in year one and the writing is formulated the way they are taught first I did this, then I did that, then she said this and I said that and full of needless waffle "I drove to the council offices and parked in a side road.
. . I signed in at the reception desk, completing the boxes that asked the reason for my visit and my time of arrival, " There are detailed notes on what snacks she fed the children and what happened each time she got up to them in the night.
It's pointless detail which I started off assuming was relevant to something that would come later, but it's not, It's just padding. The tone is also aimed apparently at someone who knows nothing about children or anything else who knew that there was a delay between fireworks being lit and going off!
It just made me angry.
Repeatedly angry. Seriously. Find another book. Any book. Anything would be better than this,
Edited for spelling, Typos, oh the typos. .
This book made me feel every type of emotion happiness, sadness, frustration, indignation, love/pride, anger the mark of an awesome writer, Keep it up your amazing!!! Audio version,
A true story about Molly and Kit who were put into foster care as a result of suspected non accidental injuries.
A distressing story, Those poor kids.
After a short time the mother was well enough to Im sorry but you cant fix a mental illness that quick.
A very sad ending,
For anyone who has read this story you can go to Cathys Website for an update on how the children are doing.
I knew from the very first chapter what these children were suffering with, as I have researched MBP or FIDA as its now called extensively.
The ending of this book was heartbreaking, and whether or not the judge made the right decision in returning Kit and Molly we may never know.
MBP is a mental illness, and the people suffering from this mental illness are not evil, however, this illness causes harm to an innocent child and must be taken seriously.
I usually like a read of a Cathy Glass book, They are usually and interesting and highly detailed book, This particular book however did fall short of my expectations, It was quite clear from early on this was a case of FDIA, and even more transparent that the mother was continuing to poison the children through the drinks she was giving them at contact.
The entire book read as rushed, with little detail provided and chucks of time just skipped over, The ending was very anticlimactic and boring, To be blunt this read more like a blunt, first attempt at fiction than the usual heart rendering tale Id expect from Cathy Glass.
I actually figured out what was going on almost right away why the children were always getting sick, even at Cathys house, and I picked up on the subtle clues, things that were just casually mentioned.
I was very surprised that Cathy wasnt immediately aware of what was really going on, as it was the very first thing I thought of.
This was an excellent book, with a very disturbing story, The way Aneta and Filip treated Cathy at the very end was disgusting, and it made me question whether or not everything else they claimed was actually true, or, if their lawyer was just that good.
Especially Filip, who I actually believed was genuinely a decent person, but not after what happened at the end, I wonder if he was just as cold and calculating and manipulative all along, This is the second foster care memoir that Ive read from author Cathy Glass, I appreciate the honest and straight forward account of what it is like to be a foster carer in the UK, Im in the United States, so although our system is different, some of the foster parent experiences are very similar,
This particular story was particularly heartbreaking as the two young children were suffering from a mysterious illness and potential nonaccidental injuries.
The truth behind the childrens condition was especially disturbing Ill refrain from too many details for those that wish to read the book themselves.
Perhaps even more shocking and heartbreaking was the outcome of the case, Of course foster parents recognize that the goal of foster care is to ultimately have the children return to a safe home with their biological family, sometimes the decisions of the court make us question if the outcome is truly in the best interest of the children.
This book is definitely not
a light or easy read, but I think its so important for those that want to learn more about foster care and/or childhood trauma to read accounts such as this.
Many parents with children in care suffer from their own trauma, mental health conditions, and addictions and they require the support of social services and foster parents in order to attempt to overcome these issues and parent their children.
a very captivating and well written book, Unrated due to subject matter, I finished this in one sitting! After doing so, I rushed onto Cathys website to see the updates on the foster children, Molly and Kit.
In this particular real life! account, I feel bad not only for the poor children but for Cathy too, The hostile and cold behaviour from the parents particularly at the end and with the mother, Aneta was completely uncalled for, I was rooting for the children to stay with Cathy, My theory is that the father Filip is under the influence of his wife Aneta and she told him to get the kids back living with them and thatll be that.
No contact, no gratitude, nothing to Cathy, I was disappointed in him, for he seemed decent, but I guess he was plotting it all with his wife, God knows. The ending was utterly heartbreaking for a reader, so I cant imagine what Cathy went through, I always feels weird giving star reviews to these books because theyre memoirs, theyre true stories, so it feels weird to rate it.
I dont even know how to write a written review for this
It was a sad story, and I kinda guessed from the start what was happening but didnt want to jump to conclusions.
Its so sad what happened to those kids,
The ending was so heartbreaking and unsatisfying! Its horrible that she didnt even get to say goodbye to the kids shed fostered for months : that must have been awful.
Cant believe how ungrateful the parents were, I get theyd been through a lot but they could have been a bit nicer, and at least allowed a goodbye, jeez,
Innocent is the shocking true story of little Molly and Kit, siblings, agedyears andmonths, who are brought into care as an emergency after suffering nonaccidental injuries.
Aneta and Filip, the childrens parents, are distraught when their children are taken into care, Aneta maintains she is innocent of harming them, while Filip appears bewildered and out of his depth, Its true the family has never come to the attention of the social services before and little Kit and Molly appear to have been well looked after, but Kit has a broken arm and bruises on his face.
Could it be they were a result of a genuine accident as Aneta is claiming
Both children become sick with a mysterious illness while, experienced foster carer, Cathy, is looking after them.
Very worried, she asks for more hospital tests to be done, Theyve already had a lot, When Cathys daughter, Lucy, becomes ill too she believes she has found the cause of Kit and Mollys illness and the parents arent to blame.
However, nothing could be further from the truth and what comes to light is far more sinister and shocking,
Cathy is a remarkable lady and love reading all her different stories and this is worth far more than five,
Cathy gets a phone call to urgently take in a brother and a sister, There is kit ismonths and has a broken arm and they are worried that both him and his sister Molly who isare always being sick and so withdrawn and scared as always being sick.
The parents say they have done nothing wrong but can social service prove this or are they wrong, The truth will come out and how will the children change while with Cathy,
Fantastic read. Great readone of her best,
I've read quite a few of this author's fostering memoirs nowthis was one of her best,
I preordered thisbut didn't read it as soon as it came out, I kept seeing comments in groups where people were wanting to discuss the happeningsand I avoided looking at them as I didn't want to spoil it for when I read it.
I saved this book for the Christmas and New Year holidaywhen I would be able to just sit and read and read, and be able to really get my teeth into it.
I'm so glad I did, It was fantastic, intriguing, and shocking, One of her best books in a while, I think, and highly recommend it,
Two young children are removed from their parents' care, and come to stay with Cathy and her family, The case is very intriguing, I thought I had guessed what might be going ondue to reading a few medical and true crime memoirs, and seeing some true crime documentaries on the TVbut I really wasn't sure, and it kept me guessing, and totally engrossed.
I read it in just a couple of days,
Cathy Glass usually puts updates on her site so I resisted peeking there until I'd finished the book, Some people who'd read the book had said things about the ending, I suppose, as it's real lifewe don't always get the ideal ending, everything rosy etc, I thought I'd see when I got to that bit, That's what made it totally unpredictable and involving, I did look on the author's website afterwards, and she has put a bit of update information, so I think it's a must to take a look there to complete the reading experience.
A great read, I usually like Cathy Glass's books, but this one was too transparent from the beginning and thus didn't hold much interest for me.
It was obvious from the beginning that , and I wondered why no one had picked up on it earlier.
The ending saddened me as .
I was really looking forward to this but was gravely disappointed when I finally read it,
Audiobook: DeNica Fairman does a good job narrating the book as she has done with all of Glass's previous books, I'm not a big fan of 'sympathy porn' type books and it's not something I'd usually read but picked this up in a rush as something to read on a long train journey.
I wish I hadn't bothered, I rarely leave negative reviews I don't like to rain on other people's work especially from someone who does something as wonderful as fostering but this book is horrible.
First, it is not her story to tell and it feels really exploitative to be telling stories of foster children, These are their stories to tell, not hers,
Second, Munchousen Syndrome by proxy was obvious from about the first chapter, I find it hard to imagine that people trained in child protection could be that slow to catch on,
Finally, the writing is patronising and terrible, I work with children in year one and the writing is formulated the way they are taught first I did this, then I did that, then she said this and I said that and full of needless waffle "I drove to the council offices and parked in a side road.
. . I signed in at the reception desk, completing the boxes that asked the reason for my visit and my time of arrival, " There are detailed notes on what snacks she fed the children and what happened each time she got up to them in the night.
It's pointless detail which I started off assuming was relevant to something that would come later, but it's not, It's just padding. The tone is also aimed apparently at someone who knows nothing about children or anything else who knew that there was a delay between fireworks being lit and going off!
It just made me angry.
Repeatedly angry. Seriously. Find another book. Any book. Anything would be better than this,
Edited for spelling, Typos, oh the typos. .