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A Moving read that Cathy Glass fans will devour
--THE SUN 09.04.2010
--THE SUN 09.04.2010
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Bestselling author Cathy Glass returns with her first novel. The Girl in the Mirror is a moving and gripping story of a young woman who tries to piece together her past and uncovers a dreadful family secret that has been buried and forgotten.
When Mandy learns her much-loved Grandpa is dying, she is devasted and returns to the house where she spent so many wonderful summers as a child. But the childhood visits ended abruptly and those happy days are now long gone. Having lost touch with the rest of her family, Mandy returns as a virtual stranger to her aunt's house to nurse her grandfather.
Mandy hardly recognises the house that she loved so much as a child and it is almost as though her mind has blanked it out. But as certain memories come back to her, Mandy begins to piece together the events that brought a sudden end to her visits that fateful summer. What she discovers is so painful and shocking that she understands why it was buried and never spoken of by the family for all those years.
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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Another compelling book written by Cathy Glass. The girl in the mirror is based on a true life story in which Mandy, a 23 year old realises her life/past isn't what it seems. It all comes to a head when she visits her aunt's house after 10 long years along with her father. The purpose of her visit is to go and see her beloved sick grandpa who is being nursed by Evelyn and her husband John at their stately home. Only when she arrives she begins to have flashbacks of a little sad girl and a family row. But what are the flashbacks all about? Why is the family arguing? Why is the girl crying? Why did her visits suddenly stop to aunt Evelyn's house? And most of all, why wouldn't anyone tell her?
As a reader, I found it really hard to put this book down and found myself reading until 2.30am. As i read the description of each scene, it was almost as if i was there, amongst Mandy and her family like a fly on the wall. The twists and turns in the story are shockingly great and you'll find yourself gasping as they unravel.
Cathy is a wonderful author who has the gift of writing true life stories that has her reading audience gripped. As a foster carer, she is truly inspirational person and has helped lots of children in her care to have better futures. Cathy Glass, a wonderful writer and a very inspirational person.
As a reader, I found it really hard to put this book down and found myself reading until 2.30am. As i read the description of each scene, it was almost as if i was there, amongst Mandy and her family like a fly on the wall. The twists and turns in the story are shockingly great and you'll find yourself gasping as they unravel.
Cathy is a wonderful author who has the gift of writing true life stories that has her reading audience gripped. As a foster carer, she is truly inspirational person and has helped lots of children in her care to have better futures. Cathy Glass, a wonderful writer and a very inspirational person.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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I bought this book based on the other very positive reviews. However I did not enjoy it very much and wonder if the other reviewers were reading the same book as me!
I was fully aware of the subject matter, and that is not what put me off this book. I just found it very predictable. From the start you knew that something bad had happened, and you could have a pretty good guess as to what that was, but the book took forever to tell you about the incident. I also found it rather boring and repetitive. I also did not like Cathy's writing style/prose at times, which irritated me quite a lot.
I haven't read any of her other books and I don't think I'll read anymore.
I was fully aware of the subject matter, and that is not what put me off this book. I just found it very predictable. From the start you knew that something bad had happened, and you could have a pretty good guess as to what that was, but the book took forever to tell you about the incident. I also found it rather boring and repetitive. I also did not like Cathy's writing style/prose at times, which irritated me quite a lot.
I haven't read any of her other books and I don't think I'll read anymore.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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This story revolves around a few short weeks in which Mandy goes to stay at her aunt and uncle's house to help nurse and look after her dying grandfather. It is quickly apparent that the house and her family have secrets that Mandy, it seems, is the only one not to have any knowledge of. Over time with flashbacks and picking at conversations, Mandy finally confronts what she has suppressed in her memory for the last ten years.
This book is very emotional both from the point of view of sexual abuse and nursing someone in the latter stages of cancer. Cathy Glass is a lovely writer, she is very fluid and easy flowing. If you are sensitive to the pain and physical aspects of dying from cancer then I would say give this book a miss - it is very graphic almost to the point of `I really didn't need to know that'.
This book is very emotional both from the point of view of sexual abuse and nursing someone in the latter stages of cancer. Cathy Glass is a lovely writer, she is very fluid and easy flowing. If you are sensitive to the pain and physical aspects of dying from cancer then I would say give this book a miss - it is very graphic almost to the point of `I really didn't need to know that'.
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a good read but a little bit too predictable for me
i must admit that this wasnt one of my favourite reads by cathy. i had read her previous books about her fostering experiences,and bought this expecting it to be the same. Read more
Published 3 months ago by samia
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Cathy Glass is a fantastic Author writing about children's lives in a positive way. I wish there were more caring people out there in the world. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Naeomi
Interesting read
This book was different to Cathy Glass's other fostering memoirs, as she was not positioned in it. But it was still an interesting read. Very thought provocating and intense.
Published 6 months ago by Kate
brilliant
Once i started reading this book i could'nt put it down,(read in 2 days)..
You feel like your in the story while reading very well written as are all Cathy Glass books will... Read more
You feel like your in the story while reading very well written as are all Cathy Glass books will... Read more
Published 6 months ago by kimble
An improvement on her other writing
Though I've only read one other Cathy Glass book, I found this one to be very different. Her writing style has certainly progressed though it still isn't fantastic. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Stepping Out of the Page
A Good And Emotional Read
So I'm a huge fan of Cathy Glass and her other books as they are based on her being involved with the characters in the story. Read more
Published 8 months ago by xXbeaniieXx
A little patronising to the reader....
The Girl in the Mirror by Cathy Glass - where to start on this one? Well, as you can see by the other reviews on this book, this is a novel about childhood sexual abuse, an... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Lauren Thomas
Predictable and fairly easy to read novel about distressing subjects
I hadn't read any of Cathy Glass's non-fiction, so I didn't bring any preconceived ideas with me when I started reading this novel. Read more
Published 14 months ago by joc66
Amazing!!! 5 star
Cathy Glass is both a hero and an inspiration. I love reading her books and this one is no exception! Read more
Published 16 months ago by M. Warren
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As carers both I & my wife like to read books like this to give us a better insight to what is happening & what the child are going through!
Published 17 months ago by M. A. Faulkner
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