num_pages: 336
description: Tilly hates her stepfather Dave. He abuses her mother but she refuses to leave him.Frightened for her own safety Tilly asks to go into foster care and is placed with Cathy. Tilly arrives with a graze on her cheek and Cathy becomes increasingly concerned by Daves behaviour especially when she learns he has been showering Tilly with gifts. While shes busy looking after Tilly and trying to keep her safe Cathy is also worried about her own daughter Lucy. She has a very difficult decision to make that will affect the rest of her life and Cathy hopes she makes the right choice.
language: English
title: A Terrible Secret: Scared for her safety, Tilly places herself into care. A shocking true story.
publisher: HarperElement