Hidden: Betrayed, Exploited and Forgotten. How One Boy Overcame the Odds. | Paperback

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Author: Cathy Glass | Format: Paperback

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From the Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author comes the poignant and shocking memoir of Cathy's recent relationship with Tayo, a young boy she fosters whose good behaviour and polite manners hide a terrible past. Tayo arrives at Cathy's with only the clothes he stands up in. He has been brought to her by the police, but he is calm, polite, and very well spoken, and not at all like the children she normally fosters. The social worker gives Cathy the forms which should contain Tayo's history, but apart from his name and age, it is blank. Tayo has no past. Tayo is an 'invisible' child, kidnapped from his loving father in Nigeria and brought illegally to the UK by his drink and drugs dependent prostitute mother, where he is put to work in a sweat shop in Central London. When he sustains an injury and is no longer earning, he is cast out. When Cathy takes Tayo to school he points out a dozen different addresses where he has stayed in the last six months, often being left alone. Tayo lies, and manipulates situations to his own advantage and Cathy has to be continually on guard.Tayo's social worker searches all computer databases but there is no record of Tayo - he has only attended school for 3 terms and has never seen a doctor. He and his mother have been evading the authorities by living 'underground'. With his mother recently released from prison, Tayo is desperate to live with his father in Nigeria, but no one can track him down or even prove that he exists.

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 Good, but not as good as 'Damaged'

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An inspiring author and without a doubt, a very special lady. However, I was a bit disappointed with Glass's second attempt at writing. 'Damaged' was such a sad, but uplifting story and I was waiting with baited breath for 'Hidden' to be released. I did not find it half as compelling as Damaged and although Hidden did have a happy ending (which is great) it did not have the same knack as Damaged did. It was still a good read and definintely one worth buying, but in comparison to Cathy's first book, this doesn't really measure up.

 great read, lovely ending

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i bought this book as "Damaged" was so eye opening, i wasnt disappointed, Tayo, from the start is a polite, well mannered boy, but bless him what he went through, and not for a minute did he give up hope, cant wait for Cathys next book, missmolly brighton

 fantastic

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this book is a must read i couldnt put it down.
Cathy Glass is one fantastic person and excellent writer xx

 Absolutely Fantastic

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Brought it on Friday was finished by Sunday! What an amazing woman. Keep a box of tissues with you!!

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AuthorCathy Glass
PublisherHarperCollins Publishers (United Kingdom)
Year2008
ISBN9780007260980
FormatPaperback - 368 Pages