“Mummy’s Little Helper” by Casey Watson is the fifth book in her series of foster care books. The book follows the story of Abigail, a ten-year-old girl who has never met her father and has been cared for by her mother, Sarah. Sarah has multiple sclerosis and Abigail helps her with shopping, cooking and cleaning. When Sarah goes to the hospital, Abigail finds herself with nowhere to go and no one to turn to.
Casey Watson and her husband, Mike, are specialist foster carers who are willing to take on Abigail despite her not fitting the typical profile of a foster child. They provide Abigail with a safe and loving home and help her to overcome her struggles.
Throughout the book, readers learn about the challenges that child carers face and the importance of providing support to those who need it most. “Mummy’s Little Helper” is a heartwarming story that highlights the importance of family and community in times of need.
Mummy's Little Helper is the fifth book authored by Casey Watson, a best-selling author and dedicated foster carer.
Электронная Книга «Mummy’s Little Helper» написана автором Casey Watson в году.
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Язык: Английский
ISBN: 9780007479580
Описание книги от Casey Watson
The fifth book from bestselling author and specialist foster carer Casey Watson.A recent census shows that there are at least 175,000 child carers in the UK, 13,000 of whom care for more than 50 hours a week. Many remain invisible to a system that would otherwise help them. Abigail is one of those children. This is her story.Ten-year-old Abigail has never known her father. Her mother, Sarah, has multiple sclerosis, and Abigail has been her carer since she was a toddler – shopping, cooking, cleaning and attending to her personal needs. When Sarah is rushed to hospital, suddenly this comes to the attention of the social services, and Abigail has nowhere to go.Though she doesn’t fit the usual profile of a child that specialist foster carers Casey and Mike Watson would take on, they are happy to step in and look after Abigail. It’s an emergency, after all – and all that’s needed is a loving temporary home, while social services look into how to support the family so that they can be reunited.But it soon becomes clear that this isn’t going to happen. Sarah’s MS is now at a very advanced stage, and the doctors are certain that there will no longer be periods of remission. Abigail’s emotional state starts to spiral out of control as she struggles to let go of the burden of responsibilities she has carried for so long.Sarah and Abigail insist that they do not need help, but with no other family to contact, social services are left with no choice but to find long-term care for Abigail, against their wishes. But Casey never gives up on a child in need, and she knows there must be another solution…Includes a sample chapter of Sunday Times bestseller Trafficked.
