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24%OFFCasey Watson - The Boy No One Loved: A Heartbreaking True Story of Abuse, Abandonment and Betrayal - 9780007436569 - V9780007436569
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The Boy No One Loved: A Heartbreaking True Story of Abuse, Abandonment and Betrayal

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Description for The Boy No One Loved: A Heartbreaking True Story of Abuse, Abandonment and Betrayal Paperback. The first in a series of books from foster carer Casey Watson. 'We're hungry,' his brother cried. 'We're hungry, Justin. Please find us some food.' Justin was five years old; his brothers two and three. Their mother, a heroin addict, had left them alone again. Later that day, after trying to burn down the family home, Justin was taken into care. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFE1; JKSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 220.

Sunday Times bestselling author and foster carer Casey Watson’s first heartbreaking memoir.

Justin was five years old; his brothers two and three. Their mother, a heroin addict, had left them alone again. Later that day, after trying to burn down the family home, Justin was taken into care.

Justin was taken into care at the age of five after deliberately burning down his family home. Six years on, after 20 failed placements, Justin arrives at Casey’s home. Casey and her ... Read more

Try as they might to make him welcome, he seems determined to strip his life of all the comforts they bring him, violently lashing out at schoolmates and family and throwing any affection they offer him back in their faces. After a childhood filled with hurt and rejection, Justin simply doesn’t want to know. But, as it soon emerges, this is only the tip of a chilling iceberg.

A visit to Justin’s mother on Boxing Day reveals that there are some very dark underlying problems that Justin has never spoken about. As the full picture becomes clearer, and the horrific truth of Justin’s early life is revealed, Casey and her family finally start to understand the pain he has suffered…

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Product Details

Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
240g
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780007436569
SKU
V9780007436569
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Ref
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About Casey Watson
Casey Watson is a specialist foster carer. She has been working in this field for eleven years after giving up her position as a behaviour manager for a local school. During this time she has welcomed 14 difficult to place children into her home. As a specialist foster ... Read more

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