Can I Let You Go?

Foster carer Cathy Glass shares the true story of Faye, a vulnerable twenty-four-year-old pregnant woman with learning difficulties resulting from her mother's alcoholism. Initially welcomed into Cathy's home under a care plan where her baby would be placed for adoption after birth, Faye experiences a change of heart as delivery approaches. The book explores the complex emotional and social challenges of supporting a mother with limited capacity who desperately wants to keep her child.

by Cathy Glass

Harper Element · First published 2016 · 336 pages