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My Dad's a Policeman
- Narrated by: Denica Fairman
- Length: 2 hrs and 9 mins
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The second novel and first quick-listen title from Sunday Times and New York Times best-selling author Cathy Glass.
My Dad's a Policeman is a dramatic and engaging story of a young boy with an alcoholic mother. Lonely, bullied and desperate for a life of happiness and security, he tells everyone he meets his dad's a policeman.
Fast-paced and compelling, this short story from Cathy Glass follows the experiences of a Ryan, a small and lonely 12-year-old boy who struggles to fit in. In an attempt to make friends and discourage the school bullies from picking on him, Ryan tells his peers that his dad is a policeman. When the police actually turn up on Ryan's doorstep to take him away from his alcoholic mother and put him in care, his life crumbles.
It's not long before Ryan has run away, taking a long bus ride back across the city, desperate to get back to the inner-city life he knows. Keeping a low profile and sneaking into his best friend's house late at night for shelter, he soon discovers that he's not the only one who appears to be stretching the truth about the happiness of his home life.
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- Anonymous User
- 08-08-24
One of the best yet!
Loved absolutely everything about this story! Ryan's perspective was so very easy to 'feel' .... ie just how a small, angry, somewhat neglected child might be. Wanting to protect his mum, be there for his little bro ... but also angry at his mum's inabilities Perfect pitch in the voice of Ryan and also his mum and little brother. As a Caribbean woman myself, the foster mum's timbre of voice could have been my own mother! ❤️
The final (meeting of Finn) gave me the most flooding, warm happy feeling and goosebumps! I absolutely loved this story and it really highlights how positive foster parenting can be 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
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- Ann
- 18-03-23
from a child's point of view.
An excellent piece from a child's point of view.
how s/he may think and feel, especially when they are taking so much responsibility instead of the parent .
excellent narrating.
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- Reeree
- 05-09-20
Good read
Great short story enjoyed very much and the narrator also good easy to listen too
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- D. Wilson
- 17-06-19
loved it
Cathy glass is an amazing author and I loved listening to her book instead of reading it
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- Annmarie
- 22-09-17
brilliant story from start to finish
brilliant story have listened to it now 4 times.brilliant and glad to hear he's well
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- CbNFFC
- 05-01-17
Not her best
Was more an essay than a book lacked her human touch
Lacked her insight that's all I can say
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- Lindsay Brockwell
- 03-10-22
good story but not the best.
I do enjoy listening to Cathy Glass stories. this was a very interesting listen. No Cathy or family but writing from the kids point of view very clever. hope Ryan is doing well.
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- Netty
- 16-02-19
Another great story
loved it great easy listen and the narrator very understanding of characters. would recommend to anyone to read.
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- Kindle Customer
- 29-03-22
huge fan but not quite what I expected
not the usual format so not what I was expecting
audio also skipped a couple of times
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- Flossy
- 01-02-23
my dad a policeman
a very short story, not impressed not like her other books not worth the money
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