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'They made me do it, it wasn't my fault!'When three brothers come to live with Maggie, she knows that it's going to be challenging. They are all already struggling with rejection after their dad abandoned them, their mum having died several years before.While...
Editeur :
Seven Dials
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2026-02-26
Collection :
A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story
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'Don't leave me here! Please, don't leave me.'What possesses a mum to kidnap her own child? That's what Maggie asks herself when she's asked to foster 13-year-old Saskia, the subject of a bitter custody battle between her parents. When Saskia's mum Rosa fears the courts...
Editeur :
Seven Dials
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2025-08-14
Collection :
A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story
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'It's ok, Felix, don't worry. We're going to find your mummy.'When newborn baby Felix is found abandoned at a train station, the police launch a desperate search for his mum. It doesn't take long for their inquiries to lead them to Emily.While baby Felix is placed in...
Editeur :
Seven Dials
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2025-02-13
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A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story
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Her sister was in danger. Jazmin knew there was only one option if she wanted to make sure she was safe.'Come on, Pearl,' she whispered. 'Let's get you out of here.'Jazmin was only thirteen when she was taken into care, after asking to be removed from her mum herself....
Editeur :
Seven Dials
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2024-11-07
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A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story
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'Please help me,' he said in a small voice. 'Will you help me?'Six-year-old Ralph has only been in the care system for three days and has already been rejected by three different foster carers. After hitting a teacher at his school and causing mayhem since he arrived...
Editeur :
Seven Dials
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2024-08-15
Collection :
A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story
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The shocking secret history of twentieth-century orphanages—which for decades hid violence, abuse, and deaths within their walls For much of the twentieth century, a series of terrible events—abuse, both physical and psychological, and even deaths—took...
Editeur :
PublicAffairs
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2023-03-21
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'The next round in Billy's fight is pain-racked, frank and reflective . . . an inspiring piece from a man who's been to hell and back and has the scars to prove it'JOE COLE'Brutally honest, dark and disturbing. A book that tells of the reality of drugs and a failing...
Editeur :
Robinson
Parution :
2021-06-03
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'My heart felt heavy with sadness for these two little girls.'Foster carer Maggie Hartley is used to all manner of children arriving on her doorstep, but nothing can prepare her for sisters Billy and Bo when they arrive at her home. It is clear from the moment she sets...
Editeur :
Seven Dials
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2021-04-15
Collection :
A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story
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"When my parents signed me up to Trojan Swimming Club, they had no idea of the evil behind Gibney's interest in me. As a thirteen-year-old, who knew nothing but kindness and love, I was ill-equipped to understand what was happening as he insidiously dominated my...
Editeur :
Hachette Books Ireland
Parution :
2021-02-18
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As a survivor of sexual abuse in childhood, you may find that its effects continue to haunt you - bringing guilt and shame, perhaps depression and anxiety, eating disorders, troubled relationships and sexual difficulties. But although you can't alter the past, you can...
Editeur :
Sheldon Press
Parution :
2020-08-06
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'He said he loved me.'Fourteen-year-old Hannah comes to live with foster carer Maggie Hartley after her mum pleads with Social Services to take her into care, unable to cope with her daughter anymore. Previously a good student, a loving daughter and sister, Hannah is...
Editeur :
Seven Dials
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2020-04-16
Collection :
A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story
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Victim. Prostitute. Gangster’s Wife. Survivor.Tara grew up in squalor on the island of Alderney. When she was only four, she was sexually abused by one of her mother’s many lovers, a horror that continued for five long years. As a teenager, desperate to escape the toxic...
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Ebury Digital
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2019-07-11
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Twelve-year-old Meg arrives at Maggie's after a fire destroys the children's home she's been living in. Terrified and having lost most of her possessions, Maggie must work hard to make the vulnerable young girl feel at home. But traumatised by the fire, and angry and...
Editeur :
Trapeze
Parution :
2019-01-24
Collection :
A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story
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When Maggie's latest placement arrives on her doorstep, it is clear that Sean, Dougie and their big sister Mary have been through unspeakable traumas in their short?lives. Violent and malnourished,?the siblings have been left to fend for themselves by their...
Editeur :
Trapeze
Parution :
2018-11-01
Collection :
A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story
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How do you stop your past from determining your future? “It’s what daddies do with their little girls,” he explains, “every little girl does it. But it’s a secret, and you must not talk about it.”Cassie was too young to remember when her father started abusing her, but...
Editeur :
Ebury Digital
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2018-08-23
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The powerfully moving new novel from Sunday Times bestselling author, Maggie Hartley.Fourteen-year-old Shazia has been taken into care after a conversation at school leads her teacher to suspect that the teenager's family are planning to send her to Pakistan for an...
Editeur :
Trapeze
Parution :
2018-06-28
Collection :
A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story
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Foster carer Maggie Hartley is used to receiving placements at short notice, but the arrival of seven-year-old Paris sees her handling one of her most heart-breaking cases yet. Paris arrives at Maggie's house with the police, after the traumatised little girl is found...
Editeur :
Trapeze
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2018-06-07
Collection :
A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story
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A new challenge faces foster carer Maggie Hartley: this time it's not a child that's at risk, it's her mother. Can Maggie help Hailey to escape her abusive husband, and reunite her with her baby daughter?A heartbreaking true story perfect for fans of Cathy Glass, Casey...
Editeur :
Trapeze
Parution :
2018-03-22
Collection :
A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story
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A heartbreaking and inspiring collection of true fostering stories perfect for fans of Cathy Glass and Rosie Lewis. Contains previously published stories Too Scared To Cry, The Girl No One Wanted and A Family For Christmas - brought together in this heartwarming and...
Editeur :
Trapeze
Parution :
2018-02-08
Collection :
A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story
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Eleven-year-old Leanne is out of control. Since being taken into care at the age of three, she has had over forty placements, each carer less able to cope with her anger and destruction than the last. Late one night, foster carer Maggie Hartley receives a terrified call...
Editeur :
Trapeze
Parution :
2017-12-21
Collection :
A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story
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