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Maggie Hartley
By the Author
Please Don't Take Mummy Away
'Mummy! Where did you go? Please come back, Mummy.' When police are called to a local supermarket late one evening, they find an angry shopkeeper…
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Nobody Loves Me
'I'm very, very bad. I don't deserve to have nice things. Nobody loves me.' Three young siblings arrive at Maggie's door after being taken into…
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Where's My Mummy?
From Sunday Times bestseller and Britain's most-loved foster carer, Maggie Hartley, comes a new heartbreaking, powerful true story. 'Mum and Dad. Gone?' asked Louisa. 'Yes,'…
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Please Give My Baby Back
A new short-story from Britain's most-loved foster carer, perfect for fans of Cathy Glass and Casey Watson When a health visitor notices a bruise on…
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Behind Closed Doors
A powerful, moving true story from Sunday Times bestseller, Maggie Hartley, Britain's most-loved foster carer. Perfect for fans of Cathy Glass and Casey Watson. Foster…
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A Sister's Shame
A heartbreaking, powerful true story from Sunday Times bestseller, Maggie Hartley, Britain's most-loved foster carer. Perfect for fans of Cathy Glass and Casey Watson. Foster…
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The Lost Boy
A heartbreaking, powerful short story from Britain's most-loved foster carer, perfect for fans of Cathy Glass and Casey Watson. 'An amazing inspiration' 5* Reader Review…
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Groomed to be a Bride
A heartbreaking, powerful true story from Britain's most-loved foster carer, perfect for fans of Cathy Glass and Casey Watson. When a terrified young girl is…
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Exploited
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…
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Not To Blame - Maggie Hartley ebook short
A new short story from the nation's favourite foster carer. Sixteen-year-old Rebecca has been in care all her life, bouncing from foster carers and children's…
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Is It My Fault Mummy?
Maggie Hartley is one of the UK's most prolific foster mothers. This inspiring collection includes three heartbreaking, true short stories about the children who have…
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Please Don't Take My Sisters
Three vulnerable siblings. A system determined to tear them apart. Only the love of a foster carer can save them. A heartbreaking true story perfect…
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Daddy's Little Soldier
A scared little boy who just wants his mummy back. A grieving father struggling to cope. And a loving foster carer determined to help them…
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A Desperate Cry for Help
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…
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Denied a Mummy
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…
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Sold To Be A Wife
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…
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Is It My Fault, Mummy?
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…
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Battered, Broken, Healed
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…
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Too Scared To Cry
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…
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The Girl No One Wanted
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…
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Who Will Love Me Now?
Sunday Times bestselling foster carer Maggie Hartley faces one of the toughest challenges of her career when she is forced to choose between two children…
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Too Young to be a Mum
When sixteen-year-old Jess arrives on foster carer Maggie Hartley's doorstep with her newborn son Jimmy, she has nowhere else to go. Arriving straight from the…
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The Little Ghost Girl
An abused little girl desperate for someone to love her, and the foster carer who refused to give up on her. A heartbreaking true story…
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A Family For Christmas
When foster carer Maggie Hartley meets Sean and Sheila, they're facing every parent's worst nightmare. A split-second decision to leave toddler Edward alone for a…
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Tiny Prisoners
Evie and Elliot are scrawny, filthy and wide-eyed with fear when they turn up on foster carer Maggie Hartley's doorstep. Aged just two and three…
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Too Scared to Cry
A digital short story from author and foster carer Maggie Hartley. Also contains a sneak peek chapter from Maggie's highly anticipated debut memoir, TINY PRISONERS.…