As regards Damaged, as I read I found the good angel of belief and the bad angel of unbelief grappling with each other in the space just behind my left ear. Alas for Cathy Glass, she writes very dully and competently except when it comes to dialogue, when we get stuff that sounds straight out of The Exorcist :

Thou didst fight true... but the foe was too great. May thy return be as swift as the flight of Armadyl.Damage is a 1991 novel by Josephine Hart about a British politician who, in the prime of life, causes his own downfall through an inappropriate relationship. It was adapted into a film of the same title by Louis Malle in 1992, as well as into an opera (called Damage, an Opera in Seven Meals) by Greek composer Kharálampos Goyós which premiered as part of the Athens Festival in 2008. [1] A second screen adaptation has been released in April 2023 as a four-part limited series for Netflix, under the title Obsession. [2] [3] Plot summary [ edit ] Cathy Glass je pseudonym, pod kterým vystupuje profesionální pěstounka, u které se za dvacet let "rodičování" vystřídalo asi padesát různých dětí. Rozbitá je přitom příběh vyprávěný z jejího pohledu v momentě, kdy se má do její rodiny nastěhovat osmiletá holčička Jodie. Jodie je problémové dítě, za poslední čtyři měsíce vystřídala pět rodin. Je nezvladatelná, agresivní, hrubá, vulgární, bez emocí, bez nadšení. Nikdo však netuší, proč tomu tak je. Nebýt Cathy, nikdo by se zřejmě nikdy nedozvěděl, že byla Jodie od útlého dětství pohlavně zneužíváná. Nikdo netušil, v jakém měřítku. Úřady v jejím případě totálně po celou dobu selhávaly a sociální pracovníci si Jodie přehazovali jako horký brambor. Tahle kniha vás donutí přemýšlet nad tím, jaká zvěrstva se možná dějí dětem hned vedle za zdí u sousedů. Zastrašit děti, aby mlčely, je snadné. My dospělí máme své techniky a víme, čeho se děti bojí. Hnus je, když se zastrašování stane pro dítě noční můrou a to je pak - dost pravděpodobně - do konce života odsouzeno pouze trpět a nikdy se nedat jako člověk do pořádku.

Very comprehensive article. These descriptions, matched with a photograph of the book, are doubly important when selling on line. I am surprised at the number of dealers who don't bother to put photographs of the books they are advertising on ABE, particularly when there are others of a similar price for sale. I sell fine press books, which must be at least VG+, as collectors of these books are very particular, rightly so, about condition.

Though not eloquent, Glass's writing is sensitive and solid. The sheer depth of the experience is the crown of this book. I couldn't put it down. I was desperate to read Glass's conclusion, for better or worse. All of the books that I restore are repaired sympathetically. I re-use as much as possible of the original binding and always try to retain a book’s aesthetic feel. My belief is that an old book should still look ‘old’ after it has been repaired. There is more demand for a book made of materials of better than usual quality, such as rag paper or acid-free paper because it will take more time and use to worsen its condition. Describing the Physical Condition of Used Books Is Subjective This true story follows the life of Jodie, a troubled girl with a terrible past - but is shown through the eyes of her Carer. This, to me, was quite refreshing. When reading books of this nature I have generally only read from the point of view of the child, so this new perspective was very interesting. It really pulled at my heart strings and made me want to consider becoming a carer myself, no matter how hard it may be. When Jodi first enters Cathy's home she is very violent and rude. In fact, over the year that she is with Cathy that never completely goes away and as time goes on we start to see other disturbing behaviours from Jodi.