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A Family Friend
- Author
- Casey Watson
- Narrator
- Kate Lock
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 27 February 2025
- Run Time
- 9 hours 10 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
With his young mother in and out of prison, Sammy has been in care since he was nine years old. Left feeling entirely alone, he has never had a proper safe haven.
There is one person looking out for Sammy: his neighbour, ‘Uncle Kenny’. But while Sammy may turn to Kenny for comfort, alarm bells soon start to ring for experienced foster carer Casey Watson…
Will Casey be able to save Sammy before it’s too late?
Perfect for readers who were moved by Casey's previous titles Little Girl Lost, I Want My Daddy, and I Just Want to Be Loved – powerful true stories of vulnerable children, resilience, and the life-changing impact of foster care.
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Details
- Author
- Casey Watson
- Narrator
- Kate Lock
- Duration
- 9 hours 10 minutes
- Release Date
- 27 February 2025
- ISBN
- 9780008641740
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Memoirs, Adoption and fostering, True stories of survival of abuse and injustice, Adoption and fostering: advice, topics and issues, Child abuse, Sexual abuse and harassment
Synopsis
There was only one man Sammy could turn to… With his young mother in and out of prison, Sammy has been in care since he was nine years old. Left feeling entirely alone, he has never had a proper safe haven. There is one person looking out for Sammy: his neighbour, ‘Uncle Kenny’. But while Sammy may turn to Kenny for comfort, alarm bells soon start to ring for experienced foster carer Casey Watson… Will Casey be able to save Sammy before it’s too late? Perfect for readers who were moved by Casey's previous titles Little Girl Lost, I Want My Daddy, and I Just Want to Be Loved – powerful true stories of vulnerable children, resilience, and the life-changing impact of foster care.
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