Nobody Loves Me: Bobbys true story of neglect, secrets and abuse
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Nobody Loves Me: Bobbys true story of neglect, secrets and abuse
By (Author) Maggie Hartley
Orion Publishing Co
Seven Dials
24th October 2023
17th August 2023
United Kingdom
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Adoption and fostering: advice and issues
True stories of survival of abuse and injustice
362.733092
Physical Properties
Paperback
272
Width 124mm, Height 192mm, Spine 18mm
240g
Description
'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 care. Teachers of eight-year-old Bobby spotted distinct hand-shaped bruises on his arm and his dad and stepmother are uncooperative and hostile to Social Services. While they investigate, Bobby, as well as Melodie and Poppy, are looked after in Maggie's home.As the children settle in, a thought won't let Maggie go. While Melodie and Poppy are clean, well-fed and immaculately dressed, Bobby is pale, severely underweight and extremely quiet. What looks like a case of neglect is actually something much more sinister. Bobby and his half-sisters are hiding a cruel secret, but can Maggie find the truthFrom Britain's best-loved foster carer, a new inspiring true story of abuse, secrets and hope.Author 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.
