The Child Bride

The Child Bride is Cathy Glass's account of fostering Zeena, a fourteen-year-old girl who asks to be placed with a non-Asian foster family. Zeena is frightened of her family and says she has brought shame on her community, while being prevented from contact with her younger siblings. The memoir follows Cathy's efforts to understand the danger Zeena faces and to help her find safety.

by Cathy Glass

Harper Element · First published 2014 · 336 pages