GLASS, CATHY

Cathy Glass

Cathy Glass is the pen name of a British foster carer whose memoirs, starting with Damaged (2007), have sold over 19 million copies.

Books
16
Editions tracked
20
First editions
16

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About Cathy Glass

Cathy Glass is the pen name of a British foster carer and writer whose memoirs about the children in her care, beginning with Damaged in 2007, have sold more than 19 million copies worldwide.

She left a career in the civil service to start a family and became a foster carer after answering a local newspaper advertisement looking for a home for a girl. Before her books she wrote about health and social issues for The Guardian and the London Evening Standard. She writes under a pseudonym, and the children's names are changed.

Damaged, published by HarperCollins in 2007, tells of her time caring for an abused child. Many further memoirs followed, among them Will You Love Me? (2013), the story of her adopted daughter, Nobody's Son, Cruel to Be Kind, An Innocent Baby (2021), Neglected (2022) and A Family Torn Apart (2022). Her website lists 48 published books.

For collectors. Her first book, Damaged, was published by HarperCollins in 2007. Her website marks several later titles, among them Helpless, Unsafe, Unwanted and A Family Torn Apart, as UK number-one bestsellers.

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Earliest first editionDamagedHarperElement, 2007 Most editions trackedCan I Let You Go?2 editions
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Cathy Glass books in order

In publication order

  1. 1Damaged2007
  2. 2Hidden2008
  3. 3Cut2009
  4. 4The Saddest Girl in the World2009
  5. 5Mummy Told Me Not To Tell The True Story Of A Troubled Boy With A Dark Secret2010
  6. 6The Girl in the Mirror2010
  7. 7Please Don't Take My Baby2013
  8. 8The Child Bride2014
  9. 9Girl Alone2015
  10. 10Saving Danny2015
  11. 11Can I Let You Go?2016
  12. 12The Silent Cry2016
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  1. 13Cathy Glass2017
  2. 14The Night The Angels Came2019
  3. 15Too Scared to Tell2020
  4. 16Neglected2022
In order

First editions, year by year

  1. 2007DamagedHarperElement
  2. 2008HiddenHarperCollins
  3. 2009The Saddest Girl in the WorldHarperElement
  4. 2009CutHarper Element
  5. 2010The Girl in the MirrorClipper Large Print
  6. 2010Mummy Told Me Not To Tell The True Story Of A Troubled Boy With A Dark SecretHarper Element
  7. 2013Please Don't Take My BabyHarperElement
  8. 2014The Child BrideHarper Element
  9. 2015Saving DannyHarperCollins
  10. 2015Girl AloneHarper Element
  11. 2016The Silent CryHarperCollins
  12. 2016Can I Let You Go?Harper Element
  13. 2017Cathy GlassHarper Element
  14. 2019The Night The Angels CameHarpernonfiction
  15. 2020Too Scared to TellHarperCollins UK and Blackstone Publishing
  16. 2022NeglectedHarperCollins
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What order should I read Cathy Glass's books in?

In publication order they begin with Damaged (2007), then Hidden (2008) and Cut (2009). Books in a series are listed in series order on this page.

What was Cathy Glass's first book?

The earliest book we list is Damaged, first published in 2007.

How many Cathy Glass books does MyVolumes track?

We track 16 books by Cathy Glass across 20 editions, 16 of them first editions.

How do I know if my Cathy Glass book is a first edition?

Open the book's page here and compare the publisher, place, date and the issue points we list for the first printing with your copy's title page and copyright page.

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