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Tiny Prisoners: Two siblings trapped in a world of abuse. One woman determined to free them
Maggie Hartley
A Maggie Hartley Foster, Biography: general, True stories, True stories of heroism, endurance & survival, Prose: non-fiction, Adoption & fostering, Social work
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- Paperback Feb 28, 2017 | 9781409165354 | RRP $26.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Sep 28, 2017 | 9781409176756 | RRP $35.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Apr 21, 2016 | 9781409165378 | RRP $9.99 Buy Now
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The true story of two neglected little children saved from abuse and transformed by the love and care of foster mother Maggie Hartley.
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 years old, this brother and sister have hardly set foot outside their own home. They have been prisoners, locked in a terrifying world of abuse, violence and neglect.
Maggie soon realises that Evie and Elliot are lacking the basic life skills we all take for granted. The outside world terrifies them; the sound of the doorbell sends them into a panic that takes hours to abate. Gradually unlocking the truth of their heart-breaking upbringing, Maggie tells their shocking true story.
From emotionally scarred and damaged little children, we see how - with warmth and dedication - Maggie transforms their lives. As this moving story unfolds, we share Maggie's joy when these children finally smile again, when they realise they do have a future after all.
A true story of hope from Sunday Times bestselling author Maggie Hartley, a foster carer for over 20 years.
'I truly recommend anyone to read her books' 5* reader review
Maggie Hartley
Maggie Hartley has fostered more than 300 children while being a foster carer for over twenty years. Taking on the children other carers often can't cope with, Maggie helps children that are deemed 'unadoptable' because of their behaviour or the extreme trauma that they've been through. She's looked after refugees, supported children through sexual abuse and violence court cases, cared for teenagers on remand and taught young mums how to parent their newborn babies.
You can find her on Facebook at /MaggieHartleyAuthor, where she would love to hear from you.
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