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Please Don't Take Mummy Away
- By: Maggie Hartley
- Narrated by: Penelope McDonald
- Length: 5 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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When police are called to a local supermarket late one evening, they find an angry shopkeeper and a silent young woman. It's the third time 24-year-old Zoe has been caught stealing in the past few days. Eyes filled with panic, Zoe has been hiding bread, milk, Calpol and nappies under her coat....
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fab
- By molly leary on 14-04-24
By: Maggie Hartley
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The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog
- And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook -- What Traumatized Children Can Teach Us About Loss, Love, and Healing
- By: Bruce D. Perry, Maia Szalavitz
- Narrated by: Chris Kipiniak
- Length: 13 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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How does trauma affect a child's mind—and how can that mind recover? In the classic The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog, Dr. Perry explains what happens to the brains of children exposed to extreme stress and shares their lessons of courage, humanity, and hope....
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Amazing
- By EDorey on 14-01-19
By: Bruce D. Perry, and others
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The Hospital
- By: Barbara O'Hare
- Narrated by: Charlie Sanderson
- Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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A shocking account of how vulnerable children were preyed upon by a doctor entrusted with their care....
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i now have my file....
- By Julie on 03-05-20
By: Barbara O'Hare
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Groomed by a Gang
- By: Ann Cusack - contributor, Christina O'Connor
- Narrated by: Laura Brydon
- Length: 8 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Christina O'Connor is the main prosecution witness from the Huddersfield Grooming scandal. In 2017, 11 men were convicted of a staggering 43 offences against her....
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A brave testimony
- By Ruth K. on 16-03-24
By: Ann Cusack - contributor, and others
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A Family Secret
- My Shocking True Story of Surviving a Childhood in Hell
- By: Maureen Wood
- Narrated by: Rachel Atkins
- Length: 7 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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A shocking true story about familial betrayal, horrifying secrets and when justice prevails....
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Good but sad
- By lou on 17-04-22
By: Maureen Wood
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True Crime Case Histories, Books 1, 2 & 3
- 32 Disturbing True Crime Stories (3 Book True Crime Collection)
- By: Jason Neal
- Narrated by: Timothy G. Little
- Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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What you are about to hear are my first three books. The stories in this collection will make you realize just how fragile the human mind can be....
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pronunciation
- By Don1948 on 28-11-23
By: Jason Neal
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Please Don't Take Mummy Away
- By: Maggie Hartley
- Narrated by: Penelope McDonald
- Length: 5 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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When police are called to a local supermarket late one evening, they find an angry shopkeeper and a silent young woman. It's the third time 24-year-old Zoe has been caught stealing in the past few days. Eyes filled with panic, Zoe has been hiding bread, milk, Calpol and nappies under her coat....
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fab
- By molly leary on 14-04-24
By: Maggie Hartley
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The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog
- And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook -- What Traumatized Children Can Teach Us About Loss, Love, and Healing
- By: Bruce D. Perry, Maia Szalavitz
- Narrated by: Chris Kipiniak
- Length: 13 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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How does trauma affect a child's mind—and how can that mind recover? In the classic The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog, Dr. Perry explains what happens to the brains of children exposed to extreme stress and shares their lessons of courage, humanity, and hope....
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Amazing
- By EDorey on 14-01-19
By: Bruce D. Perry, and others
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The Hospital
- By: Barbara O'Hare
- Narrated by: Charlie Sanderson
- Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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A shocking account of how vulnerable children were preyed upon by a doctor entrusted with their care....
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i now have my file....
- By Julie on 03-05-20
By: Barbara O'Hare
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Groomed by a Gang
- By: Ann Cusack - contributor, Christina O'Connor
- Narrated by: Laura Brydon
- Length: 8 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Christina O'Connor is the main prosecution witness from the Huddersfield Grooming scandal. In 2017, 11 men were convicted of a staggering 43 offences against her....
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A brave testimony
- By Ruth K. on 16-03-24
By: Ann Cusack - contributor, and others
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A Family Secret
- My Shocking True Story of Surviving a Childhood in Hell
- By: Maureen Wood
- Narrated by: Rachel Atkins
- Length: 7 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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A shocking true story about familial betrayal, horrifying secrets and when justice prevails....
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Good but sad
- By lou on 17-04-22
By: Maureen Wood
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True Crime Case Histories, Books 1, 2 & 3
- 32 Disturbing True Crime Stories (3 Book True Crime Collection)
- By: Jason Neal
- Narrated by: Timothy G. Little
- Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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What you are about to hear are my first three books. The stories in this collection will make you realize just how fragile the human mind can be....
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pronunciation
- By Don1948 on 28-11-23
By: Jason Neal
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Helpless
- By: Cathy Glass
- Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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The 32nd fostering memoir from international bestseller Cathy Glass.
By: Cathy Glass
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Damaged: The Heartbreaking True Story of a Forgotten Child
- By: Cathy Glass
- Narrated by: Denica Fairman
- Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Although Jodie is only eight years old, she is violent, aggressive, and has already been through numerous foster families....
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So so touching
- By Luke on 04-11-16
By: Cathy Glass
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Fred & Rose
- The Full Story of Fred and Rose West and the Gloucester House of Horrors
- By: Howard Sounes
- Narrated by: Howard Sounes
- Length: 14 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Fred and Rose West are virtually unique in British criminal history: a husband and wife who loved and killed together....
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Gripping, Respectful, Candid
- By Suzy on 21-06-15
By: Howard Sounes
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The Forgotten Child
- The powerful true story of a boy abandoned as a baby and left to die
- By: Richard Gallear
- Narrated by: Mark Elstob
- Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Based on a true story, The Forgotten Child is a heartbreaking memoir of an abandoned newborn baby left to die, his tempestuous upbringing and how he came through the other side....
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Haunting how this was deemed normal
- By JULIEANN GODFREY on 30-05-23
By: Richard Gallear
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Violated: A shocking and harrowing survival story from the notorious Rotherham abuse scandal
- By: Sarah Wilson
- Narrated by: Chloe Massey
- Length: 7 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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The shocking first true account from one of the young girls who lived through and survived the Rotherham sex abuse scandal....
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Powerful and shocking
- By lucy on 14-10-15
By: Sarah Wilson
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Nobody Loves Me
- Bobby’s True Story of Neglect, Secrets and Abuse
- By: Maggie Hartley
- Narrated by: Penny McDonald
- Length: 6 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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From Sunday Times bestseller, Maggie Hartley, Britain's most-loved foster carer, comes a powerful, moving true story....
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heartbreaking.
- By Calvin on 18-08-23
By: Maggie Hartley
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A Girl Worth More
- By: Joanne Phillips, Shannon Kyle
- Narrated by: Aoife McMahon
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Joanne Phillips’ ordeal began aged 13 when she was gang-raped in her bedroom by local boys. Following the trauma, she dropped out of school, was befriended by an older man and was forced into prostitution aged 16....
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This is a excellent book
- By hayley claridge on 25-07-23
By: Joanne Phillips, and others
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Marilyn's Story
- Thrown Away Children, Book 9
- By: Louise Allen
- Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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The next book in Louise Allen's Thrown Away Children series.
By: Louise Allen
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Trust No One
- By: Teresa Cooper
- Narrated by: Alicia Rose
- Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Thrust into state care at six months of age because of an alcoholic father and mentally ill mother, Teresa Cooper spent her childhood in a variety of children's homes....
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My admiration for Teresa Cooper knows no bounds
- By yep on 16-12-20
By: Teresa Cooper
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Dirty Little Dog
- A Horrifying True Story of Child Abuse, and the Little Girl Who Couldn't Tell a Soul (Skylark Child Abuse True Stories, Volume 1)
- By: Kate Skylark, Sophie Jenkins
- Narrated by: Jill Myers
- Length: 2 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Sophie Jenkins is living a happy life in the idyllic Dorset countryside when she meets Martin Brett, the man who will go on to abuse her and haunt her dreams for years to come. A momentary act of neglect leads to a horrible series of events that leaves her changed forever....
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good book
- By Claudia on 24-04-20
By: Kate Skylark, and others
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Stella's Story
- Thrown Away Children, Book 1
- By: Louise Allen
- Narrated by: Melanie Crawley
- Length: 8 hrs
- Unabridged
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In her brand-new series Thrown Away Children, Louise Allen shares the harrowing stories she is exposed to as a foster mother. The first in the series, Stella's Story, tells the astonishing true story of a young girl scarred by an abusive past....
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Brilliant but so sad
- By Anonymous User on 13-07-21
By: Louise Allen
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You're Not Crazy - It's Your Mother
- Understanding and Healing for Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers, Book 1
- By: Danu Morrigan
- Narrated by: Danu Morrigan
- Length: 7 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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If you have a difficult relationship with your mother, this audiobook might well hold the key as to why. If you feel torn, upset, or confused after contact with your mother....
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Life changer for myself.
- By Lauren on 05-10-20
By: Danu Morrigan
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The Boy in the Cellar
- By: Stephen Smith
- Narrated by: Oliver J. Hembrough
- Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Stephen Smith is the boy who did not exist....
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Flipping heck
- By Catherine Gladwyn on 15-01-20
By: Stephen Smith
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Pimped
- The Shocking True Story of The Girl Sold for Sex by Her Best Friend
- By: Samantha Owens
- Narrated by: Emma Swan
- Length: 6 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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By the age of 13, vulnerable Sheffield teenager Samantha Owens had fallen through the cracks in the care system. Bounced around numerous foster carers after her home life became too chaotic, Samantha thought she had found a friend in the streetwise Amanda Spencer....
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Enjoyed it but it was hard to listen too as a pare
- By John L on 30-06-19
By: Samantha Owens
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An Innocent Baby
- Why would anyone abandon little Darcy-May?
- By: Cathy Glass
- Narrated by: Denieca Fairman
- Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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When foster carer Cathy Glass is asked to foster Darcy-May, a two-day-old baby, she is very concerned....
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even more fabulous than usual
- By Anne on 18-10-21
By: Cathy Glass
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The Convent
- The Shocking True Story of Surviving and Evil Nun's Care Home from Hell
- By: Marie Hargreaves
- Narrated by: Dorothy Lawrence
- Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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When a fancy car pulls up outside six-year-old Marie's home in 1959, her dad tells her she is going on holiday....
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Being Irish and catholic
- By Donna Keogh Buttle on 17-01-21
By: Marie Hargreaves
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Little Girl Lost
- By: Casey Watson
- Narrated by: Kate Lock
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Six-year-old Amelie lives with her mother, Kelly, who suffers from bipolar disorder. After Kelly attempts to burn down their family house, it becomes clear that her daughter is in grave danger. Amelie is quickly taken into care....
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Great story, really enjoyed it
- By Mary Jackson on 05-04-24
By: Casey Watson
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Snatched
- Trapped by a Woman to Be Sold to Men
- By: Elizabeth Harper
- Narrated by: Fiona Boylan
- Length: 7 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Groomed and procured by a woman, raped by several men and labelled ‘one of the most abused girl in Rotherham’, now Elizabeth Harper is fighting for answers as to why so many people paid to protect our children simply turned a blind eye....
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heartbreaking
- By Billy on 11-06-22
By: Elizabeth Harper
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Lost Girls
- An Unsolved American Mystery
- By: Robert Kolker
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt
- Length: 11 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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One late spring evening in 2010, Shannan Gilbert - after running through the oceanfront community of Oak Beach screaming for her life - went missing....
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Starts end chapter 8th
- By Shane canning on 12-05-23
By: Robert Kolker
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Silenced
- By: Rosie Lewis
- Narrated by: Madeline Gould
- Length: 8 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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It’s February 2019, and experienced foster carer Rosie Lewis has joined Mockingbird, a new fostering scheme designed to help families stay together....
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excellent
- By Anonymous User on 12-02-23
By: Rosie Lewis
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Neglected
- Scared, Hungry and Alone, Jamey Craves Affection
- By: Cathy Glass
- Narrated by: Denica Fairman
- Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Little Jamey, two and a half years old, is placed with experienced foster carer, Cathy Glass, as an emergency....
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Did not enjoy
- By lassieduff on 25-03-22
By: Cathy Glass
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Battered, Broken, Healed
- The true story of a mother separated from her daughter. Only a painful truth can bring them back together
- By: Maggie Hartley
- Narrated by: Penny McDonald
- Length: 6 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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When six-week-old Jasmine is placed in her care, foster mother Maggie Hartley is delighted to have a baby in the house again....
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Fantastic!
- By Helen on 07-07-18
By: Maggie Hartley
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Handstands in the Dark
- By: Janey Godley
- Narrated by: Janey Godley
- Length: 11 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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A vivid, intimate and darkly funny account of a life less ordinary, Handstands in the Dark tells the story of how one girl escaped a chaotic family and became one of the UK's most popular comedic talents....
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Excellent
- By Julia H. on 02-06-21
By: Janey Godley
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A Terrible Secret
- By: Cathy Glass
- Narrated by: Denica Fairman
- Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Tilly hates her stepfather, Dave. He abuses her mother, but she refuses to leave him. Frightened for her own safety, Tilly asks to go into foster care and is placed with Cathy....
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disappointing ending
- By Miss A A Bowers on 18-10-20
By: Cathy Glass
New Releases
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Hope
- By: Rosie Batty
- Narrated by: Rosie Batty
- Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Following on from her runaway best-seller A Mother's Story, which detailed the lead up to her son's murder, Hope shares what happened to Rosie the day after the worst day of her life and how she reclaimed hope when all hope was lost. She shares her struggles with anxiety, PTSD, self-doubt and self-loathing and how she finally confronted her grief. She shares the stories of those who have inspired her to keep going, and given her hope when she needed it most. In this heartfelt, and at times heartbreaking memoir, Rosie tells how she found the light on her darkest days.
By: Rosie Batty
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Little Girl Lost
- By: Casey Watson
- Narrated by: Kate Lock
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Six-year-old Amelie lives with her mother, Kelly, who suffers from bipolar disorder. After Kelly attempts to burn down their family house, it becomes clear that her daughter is in grave danger. Amelie is quickly taken into care. When she arrives with foster carer Casey Watson, Amelie acts much younger than her age. Casey must get to the root of Amelie’s behaviour, while doing what she can to keep the family together. Will Amelie ever find the safety of home?
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Great story, really enjoyed it
- By Mary Jackson on 05-04-24
By: Casey Watson
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Child Abuse (Revised)
- A Guide for Teachers and Professionals
- By: Rebecca Harrison, Jean Edwards
- Narrated by: Tina Marie Cruz
- Length: 6 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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This is a personal story of a young woman who was the victim of emotional, physical, and sexual abuse from her mother; it also includes stories from several other survivors. This listen is also a source book for teachers and professionals who deal daily with abuse victims. Child Abuse: A Guide for Teachers and Professionals is from a book with the same title, printed in1983. The stories and lesson plans written then are still pertinent to today's trauma with battered children.
By: Rebecca Harrison, and others
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Children of Coercive Control
- By: Evan Stark
- Narrated by: Mike Lenz
- Length: 17 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Children of Coercive Control extends Evan Stark's path-breaking analysis of interpersonal violence to children, showing that coercive control is the most important cause and context of child abuse and child homicide outside a war zone, as well as of the sexual abuse, denigration, exploitation, isolation, and subordination of children. The book provides a working model of the coercive control of children and illustrates its dynamics and consequences with dramatic cases drawn from the headlines and Dr. Stark's forensic practice.
By: Evan Stark
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Vulnerable Minds
- The Harm of Childhood Trauma and the Hope of Resilience
- By: Marc D. Hauser
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Each year at least a billion children around the world are victims of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) that range from physical abuse to racial discrimination to neglect and food deprivation. The brain plasticity of our most vulnerable makes the adverse effects of trauma only that much more damaging to mental and physical development. Those dealt a hand of ACEs are more likely to drop out of school, have a shorter life, abuse substances, and suffer from myriad mental health and behavioral issues.
By: Marc D. Hauser
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Understanding the Paradox of Surviving Childhood Trauma
- Techniques and Tools for Working with Suicidality and Dissociation
- By: Joanne Zucchetto, Simone Jacobs, Ly Vick Johnson
- Narrated by: Ly Vick Johnson
- Length: 6 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Understanding the Paradox of Surviving Childhood Trauma offers clinicians a new framework for understanding the symptoms and coping mechanisms displayed by survivors of childhood abuse. This approach considers how characteristics such as suicidality, self-harm, persistent depression, and anxiety can have roots in behaviors and beliefs that helped patients survive their trauma. This book provides practitioners with case examples, practical tips, and techniques for applying this mindset directly to their most complex cases.
By: Joanne Zucchetto, and others
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Hope
- By: Rosie Batty
- Narrated by: Rosie Batty
- Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Following on from her runaway best-seller A Mother's Story, which detailed the lead up to her son's murder, Hope shares what happened to Rosie the day after the worst day of her life and how she reclaimed hope when all hope was lost. She shares her struggles with anxiety, PTSD, self-doubt and self-loathing and how she finally confronted her grief. She shares the stories of those who have inspired her to keep going, and given her hope when she needed it most. In this heartfelt, and at times heartbreaking memoir, Rosie tells how she found the light on her darkest days.
By: Rosie Batty
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Little Girl Lost
- By: Casey Watson
- Narrated by: Kate Lock
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Six-year-old Amelie lives with her mother, Kelly, who suffers from bipolar disorder. After Kelly attempts to burn down their family house, it becomes clear that her daughter is in grave danger. Amelie is quickly taken into care. When she arrives with foster carer Casey Watson, Amelie acts much younger than her age. Casey must get to the root of Amelie’s behaviour, while doing what she can to keep the family together. Will Amelie ever find the safety of home?
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Great story, really enjoyed it
- By Mary Jackson on 05-04-24
By: Casey Watson
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Child Abuse (Revised)
- A Guide for Teachers and Professionals
- By: Rebecca Harrison, Jean Edwards
- Narrated by: Tina Marie Cruz
- Length: 6 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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This is a personal story of a young woman who was the victim of emotional, physical, and sexual abuse from her mother; it also includes stories from several other survivors. This listen is also a source book for teachers and professionals who deal daily with abuse victims. Child Abuse: A Guide for Teachers and Professionals is from a book with the same title, printed in1983. The stories and lesson plans written then are still pertinent to today's trauma with battered children.
By: Rebecca Harrison, and others
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Children of Coercive Control
- By: Evan Stark
- Narrated by: Mike Lenz
- Length: 17 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Children of Coercive Control extends Evan Stark's path-breaking analysis of interpersonal violence to children, showing that coercive control is the most important cause and context of child abuse and child homicide outside a war zone, as well as of the sexual abuse, denigration, exploitation, isolation, and subordination of children. The book provides a working model of the coercive control of children and illustrates its dynamics and consequences with dramatic cases drawn from the headlines and Dr. Stark's forensic practice.
By: Evan Stark
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Vulnerable Minds
- The Harm of Childhood Trauma and the Hope of Resilience
- By: Marc D. Hauser
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Each year at least a billion children around the world are victims of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) that range from physical abuse to racial discrimination to neglect and food deprivation. The brain plasticity of our most vulnerable makes the adverse effects of trauma only that much more damaging to mental and physical development. Those dealt a hand of ACEs are more likely to drop out of school, have a shorter life, abuse substances, and suffer from myriad mental health and behavioral issues.
By: Marc D. Hauser
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Understanding the Paradox of Surviving Childhood Trauma
- Techniques and Tools for Working with Suicidality and Dissociation
- By: Joanne Zucchetto, Simone Jacobs, Ly Vick Johnson
- Narrated by: Ly Vick Johnson
- Length: 6 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Understanding the Paradox of Surviving Childhood Trauma offers clinicians a new framework for understanding the symptoms and coping mechanisms displayed by survivors of childhood abuse. This approach considers how characteristics such as suicidality, self-harm, persistent depression, and anxiety can have roots in behaviors and beliefs that helped patients survive their trauma. This book provides practitioners with case examples, practical tips, and techniques for applying this mindset directly to their most complex cases.
By: Joanne Zucchetto, and others