Elaine and Ian had travelled half way round the world to adopt little Anna. She couldn?t have been more wanted, loved and cherished. So why was she now in foster care and living with me? It didn?t make sense.Until I learned what had happened. ?Dressed only in nappies and ragged T-shirts the children were incarcerated in their cots. Their large eyes stared out blankly from emaciated faces. Some were obviously disabled, others not, but all were badly...

Although Jodie is only eight years old, she is violent, aggressive and has already been through numerous foster families. Her last hope is Cathy Glass, an experienced foster carer, who was pressured into taking Jodie as a new placement. This is Cathy's account of Jodie's troubled upbringing.

The bestselling author of 'Damaged' tells the story of 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.