Mummy Told Me Not to Tell: The true story of a troubled boy with a dark secret

Cathy Glass

Oct 2010 · Sold by HarperCollins UK

About this ebook

When Reece arrives at Cathy's door aged 7 years old, he has already passed through the hands of four different carers in four weeks. As the details of his short life emerge, it becomes clear that to help him, Cathy will face her biggest challenge yet.

The latest title from the author of Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller Damaged.

Reece is the last of six siblings to be fostered. Having been in care for four months his aggressive and disruptive behaviour has seen him passed from carer to carer. Although only 7, he has been excluded from school, and bites people so often that his mother calls him 'Sharky'.

Cathy wants to find the answers for Reece’s distressing behaviour, but he has been sworn to secrecy by his mother, and will not tell them anything. As the social worker prepares for the final hearing, he finds five different files on Reece’s family, and is incredulous that he had not been removed from them as a baby. When the darkest of family secrets is revealed to Cathy, Reece’s behaviour suddenly starts to make sense, and together they can begin to rebuild his life.

Ratings and reviews

This is the second Cathy Glass novel I've read but I got so far and had to stop. There is far too much detail about minor insignificant pieces of information that it's like listening to a child tell a story. The gritty content is very interesting which is why I tried this second book but I wish she would cut to the chase instead if padding out the book with things like "I indicated and pulled the car into the kerb and applied the handbrake"!!! Why can't she just write "I pulled over". Annoying. Sorry.

I think Cathy Glass is a wonderful person, and all the children looked after by her are very lucky. She is extraordinarily talented and gifted, she turns children's lives around when they have been very badly neglected/abused by their own families.

Iv read so many books by Cathy Glass and iv recently read "Damaged" about 8 year old Jodie... Then the follow on book called "Another Forgotten Child" its about Amy. Such amazing books and i will definitely be getting all of Cathys books. She's truly amazing.

About the author

Cathy has been a foster carer for over 30 years, during which time she has looked after more than 150 children, of all ages and backgrounds. She has three teenage children of her own; one of whom was adopted after a long-term foster placement. The name Cathy Glass is a pseudonym.