Behind Closed Doors: Neglected and abandoned. The true story of a little girl who holds the secret to a terrible crime.
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Behind Closed Doors: Neglected and abandoned. The true story of a little girl who holds the secret to a terrible crime.
By (Author) Maggie Hartley
Orion Publishing Co
Seven Dials
29th March 2022
6th January 2022
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Child abuse
362.733092
Physical Properties
Paperback
256
Width 128mm, Height 196mm, Spine 24mm
225g
Description
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 carer Maggie Hartley is finally enjoying a well-earned holiday from fostering, savouring time with her brand new baby granddaughter. One night, though, the peace and quiet is interrupted by an urgent call from Social Services. A man has been stabbed, and Social Services need to find an emergency placement for his little girl. Maggie is used to children arriving on her doorstep at all times of the day and night, but nothing can prepare her for the sight of eleven-year-old Nancy. The little girl arrives in her pyjamas, covered in blood, and mute with shock. With her mother missing and her father in intensive care, the police are desperate for answers. Who stabbed Nancy's father Where is her mother And what is Nancy hiding about her seemingly perfect family The longer Maggie spends with her little girl, the clearer it becomes that all is not as it seems. Can Maggie discover the terrible truth of what's been happening behind closed doorsAuthor Bio
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.
