The Girl With Two Lives: A Shocking Childhood. A Foster Carer Who Understood. A Young Girl's Life Forever Changed
By (Author) Angela Hart
Pan Macmillan
Bluebird
27th February 2018
22nd February 2018
United Kingdom
General
Non Fiction
True stories of heroism, endurance and survival
Adoption and fostering: advice and issues
Child abuse
362.733092
Paperback
320
Width 130mm, Height 197mm, Spine 20mm
233g
The Girl With Two Lives is the fourth book from well loved foster carer and Sunday Times bestselling author Angela Hart, in which she tells the story of one of her toughest placements yet. Twelve year old Danielle has been excluded from a special school and her former foster family can no longer cope. She arrives as an emergency placement at the home of foster carer Angela, who soon suspects that there is more to the young girl's disruptive behaviour than meets the eye. Can Angela's specialist training unlock the horrors of Danielle's past and help her start a brave new life Another true story from the experienced and bestselling foster carer - sharing the tale of one of the many children she has fostered over the years. A story of the difference that quiet care, a watchful eye and sympathetic ear can make to those children whose upbringing has been less fortunate than others.
Praise for Angela Hart: A true tear-jerking tale of love and compassion * Sunday Mirror *
A no holds barred insight into the reality of looking after someone else's children. A remarkable story from a remarkable woman, it brought back a lot of memories for me -- Casey Watson
A moving story that testifies to the redemptive power of love. I hope Angela Hart inspires many others to foster -- Torey Hayden
Angela Hart, who writes under a pseudonym, is a specialist foster carer for children with complex needs. Along with her husband Jonathan she has fostered more than fifty children in the past twenty-seven years. Her first book, Terrified, was a top ten Sunday Times bestseller.