• I Miss Mummy: The true story of a frightened young girl who is desperate to go home

  • By: Cathy Glass
  • Narrated by: Denica Fairman
  • Length: 9 hrs and 30 mins
  • 4.9 out of 5 stars (196 ratings)

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I Miss Mummy: The true story of a frightened young girl who is desperate to go home

By: Cathy Glass
Narrated by: Denica Fairman
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Publisher's summary

In her new book, Cathy Glass, the number one best-selling author of Damaged, tells the story of the Alice, a young and vulnerable girl who is desperate to return home to her mother.

Alice, aged four, is snatched by her mother the day she is due to arrive at Cathy's house. Drug-dependent and mentally ill, but desperate to keep hold of her daughter, Alice's mother snatches her from her parents' house and disappears.

Cathy spends three anxious days worrying about her whereabouts before Alice is found safe, but traumatised. Alice is like a little doll, so young and vulnerable, and she immediately finds her place in the heart of Cathy's family. She talks openly about her mummy, who she dearly loves, and how happy she was living with her maternal grandparents before she was put into care. Alice has clearly been very well looked after and Cathy can't understand why she couldn't stay with her grandparents.

It emerges that Alice's grandparents are considered too old (they are in their early sixties) and that the plan is that Alice will stay with Cathy for a month before moving to live with her father and his new wife. The grandparents are distraught - Alice has never known her father, and her grandparents claim he is a violent drug dealer.

Desperate to help Alice find the happy home she deserves, Cathy's parenting skills are tested in many new ways. Finally questions are asked about Alice's father suitability, and his true colours begin to emerge.

©2010 Cathy Glass (P)2014 HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Critic reviews

"Cannot fail to move those who read it." (Adoption-net)
"Heartbreaking." ( The Mirror)
"A truly harrowing read that made me cry." ( The Sun)

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How caring Cathy Glass is.

Love to listen to Cathy Glass books. She is the best foster carer. Very loving.

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Love it!!!

I’ll listen to everyone of Stories. Coming from the foster care system myself here books remind me I wasn’t alone.

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excellent story

Cathy Glass books are great will listen to it again as well way to go

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Excellent

loved it, hard to take a break. so detailed I felt like I was there in the house with them.

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Heart Wrenching!

As a CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) in the America I found this particular book hard to listen to at times. This particular novel took me through the many emotions that I have experienced with the kids I have advocated for. Much like Cathy I have been frustrated by decisions made by Social Services as I worked through a particular case especially. She and the Social Worker found themselves at odds against a system as wheels move slowly in the case.

We forget sometimes that some four-y

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new and old together

Little Alice was just in a bad situation and never should have been taken into care. I'm happy to also hear the best part of Lucy's story too! great story!

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Wonderful!

Loved the true story of Alice!! I'm so happy For the life of all those who foster children..especially when the children are able to integrate back into their families. Very well done to all those who had a part in this true life story audio.

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not one of my favorites

This one dragged on and I found it hard to listen to. Very drawn out and boring, in a sense......not what I expected from a Glass book.

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