Nobody’s Son: Part 3 of 3: All Alex ever wanted was a family of his own
Cathy Glass
Born in a prison and removed from his drug-dependent mother, rejection is all that 7-year-old Alex knows.When Cathy is asked to foster little Alex, aged 7, her immediate reaction is: Why can’t he stay with his present carers for the last month? He’s already had many moves since coming into care as a toddler and he’ll only be with her a short while before he goes to live with his permanent adoptive family. But the present carers are expecting a baby and the foster mother isn’t coping, so Alex goes to live with Cathy.He settles easily and is very much looking forward to having a forever family of his own. The introductions and move to his adoptive family go well. But Alex is only with them for a week when problems begin. What happens next is both shocking and upsetting, and calls into question the whole adoption process.
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Contents
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Title Page (#u5d1e43ea-f3c4-599c-8389-5fd88501156e)
Copyright (#ue43e91e9-adc2-51fd-819c-c5ef0c7ae0aa)
Chapter Sixteen: Say Something Positive (#u3c1e6953-b21d-5ad9-8a43-0579401d513c)
Chapter Seventeen: Not to Blame (#u5c81c0eb-531a-5e28-b3bc-cd6ebd10e75c)
Chapter Eighteen: Labelled (#uf3c2217a-3ae8-5574-a858-821cdcf627f0)
Chapter Nineteen: Conflicting Emotions (#uaa3a4b55-b2c5-5073-b94c-6e9977e7a023)
Chapter Twenty: Not Mum and Dad (#ub56a34be-484f-59e2-a795-1e9f7516c42f)
Chapter Twenty-One: The Family (#ue7ae9fdf-1def-5cd3-8ede-7a820fbf6ac9)
Chapter Twenty-Two: The Line Went Dead (#uae8ccb26-9907-5c44-9d0b-d05e94a2473b)
Chapter Twenty-Three: Before It’s Too Late (#u1f019e0c-55f0-5ca1-8804-0cdddb98ada2)
Chapter Twenty-Four: The Hug (#uf43ff3cf-d989-5672-b50a-2ec741b074d9)
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