Baby's Cry

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What could cause a mother to believe that giving away her newborn baby is her only option? Cathy Glass is about to find out. From author of Sunday Times & New York Times bestseller Damaged comes a harrowing & moving memoir about tiny Harrison left in Cathy's care & the potentially fatal family secret of his beginnings. When Cathy is first asked to foster one-day old Harrison her only concern is if she will remember how to look after a baby. But upon collecting Harrison from the hospital Cathy realises she has more to worry than she thought when she discovers that his background is shrouded in secrecy. She isn't told why Harrison is in foster care & his social worker says only a few are aware of his very existence & if his whereabouts became known his life & that of his parents could be in danger. Cathy tries to put her worries aside as she looks after Harrison a beautiful baby who is alert & engaging. Cathy & her children quickly bond with Harrison although they know that inevitably he will eventually be adopted. But when a woman Cathy doesn't know starts appearing in the street outside her house acting suspiciously Cathy fears for her own family's safety & demands some answers from Harrison's social worker. The social worker tells Cathy a little but what she says is very disturbing. How is this woman connected to Harrison & can she answer the questions that will affect Harrison's whole life?