An horrific true story of child abuse and the amazing patience and love of a foster carer. Makes you realise that you aren't such a bad parent after all. Sad because there is no fantastic outcome for the child - her life is better but she remains severely dysfunctional. ( )

An astonishing story of a child who's life is destroyed by those she should have been able to trust. Reading this book should put anyone's life into perspective. ( )

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The story of Jodie, an eight year old girl, who goes into the foster care of Cathy. We see the ups and downs of Jodie's care and the progress Cathy makes with her as this little girl grows up and deals with some of the monsters that have been haunting her. ( )

The true story of a foster mother, her family and one incredibly tortured little girl. Absolutely heartbreaking. Jodie is a victim of child abuse and has suffered since she was born, into a family of paedophiles none-the-less, Damaged tells her story through the eyes of her foster carer Cathy. This book made me cry, and i'm even teary now just thinking about the poor little pet. With so many books about this subject out there, it's not really an original story, but it still remains a heart-breaking and traumatising story. However, It provides good insight into both sides of foster care, the victim and the aide, which is something other books of this genre that i have read do not seem to apply. ( )