Battered, Broken, Healed
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Too Scared to Cry
- And Other True Stories from The Nation's Favourite Foster Carer
- By: Maggie Hartley
- Narrated by: Penelope McDonald
- Length: 5 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall111
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Performance96
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Story95
Maggie Hartley is one of the UK's most prolific foster mothers. This inspiring collection includes three heartbreaking, true short stories about the children who have passed through Maggie's care. 'Too Scared to Cry' When Ben and Damien arrive on Maggie's doorstep, the two toddlers are too...
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Loved it!
- By Linda jauncey on 27-06-20
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Too Scared to Cry
- And Other True Stories from The Nation's Favourite Foster Carer
- Narrated by: Penelope McDonald
- Series: A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story
- Length: 5 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 25-06-20
- Language: English
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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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Overall47
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Performance45
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Story45
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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caring professional foster carer
- By Hannah Robinson on 12-02-25
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Please Don't Take Mummy Away
- Narrated by: Penelope McDonald
- Series: A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story
- Length: 5 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 29-02-24
- Language: English
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Please Help My Mummy
- By: Maggie Hartley
- Narrated by: Penelope McDonald
- Length: 5 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall27
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Performance25
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Story25
When newborn baby Felix is found abandoned at a train station, the police launch a desperate search for his mum. It doesn't take long for their inquiries to lead them to Emily.
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Lack of story
- By deborah tucker on 25-04-25
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Please Help My Mummy
- Narrated by: Penelope McDonald
- Series: A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story
- Length: 5 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 13-02-25
- Language: English
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Denied a Mummy
- By: Maggie Hartley
- Narrated by: Penelope McDonald
- Length: 6 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall150
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Performance131
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Story129
The heartbreaking story of three little children searching for someone to love them....
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Another fantastic book by this author.
- By ian mcnamara on 28-12-18
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Denied a Mummy
- Narrated by: Penelope McDonald
- Series: A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story
- Length: 6 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 27-12-18
- Language: English
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Daddy's Little Soldier
- When Home Is a War Zone, Who Can Little Tom Trust?
- By: Maggie Hartley
- Narrated by: Penelope McDonald
- Length: 6 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall92
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Performance78
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Story77
Having recently lost his mum to cancer, when eight-year-old Tom comes to live with Maggie, he is scared and alone. Tom has been taken into care following concerns from his teachers about his dad Mark's ability to cope as a single parent following the death of his wife....
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relaxing read
- By rose on 14-10-25
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Daddy's Little Soldier
- When Home Is a War Zone, Who Can Little Tom Trust?
- Narrated by: Penelope McDonald
- Series: A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story
- Length: 6 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 04-04-19
- Language: English
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Please Don't Take My Sisters
- By: Maggie Hartley
- Narrated by: Penelope McDonald
- Length: 6 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall155
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Performance136
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Story134
Three-year-old Lexie, five-year-old Amelie and thirteen-year-old Leo come to Maggie after Leo confesses to a teacher that his mother's addiction problems and her latest violent relationship has left him as the sole carer to his younger sisters....
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Deeply touching.
- By JM on 29-09-19
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Please Don't Take My Sisters
- Narrated by: Penelope McDonald
- Series: A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story
- Length: 6 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 08-08-19
- Language: English
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Groomed to Be a Bride
- By: Maggie Hartley
- Narrated by: Penelope McDonald
- Length: 5 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall95
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Performance83
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Story83
Maggie faces one of the most challenging cases of her career when a young, orphaned Syrian girl comes to live with her. Barely able to communicate without a shared language, Maggie must battle to reach the vulnerable refugee and help her to start to overcome the traumas she has endured....
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Timeline doesn’t make any sense, false advertising.
- By MissD on 11-08-20
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Groomed to Be a Bride
- Narrated by: Penelope McDonald
- Series: A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story
- Length: 5 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 06-08-20
- Language: English
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Is It My Fault Mummy?
- And other true stories from the nation's favourite foster carer
- By: Maggie Hartley
- Narrated by: Penelope McDonald
- Length: 5 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall113
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Performance100
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Story100
These heartwarming and inspiring short stories show the power of a foster mother's love and her determination to help the children who come into her care....
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Incredibly naive fosterer!!
- By Treehugger on 11-04-21
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Is It My Fault Mummy?
- And other true stories from the nation's favourite foster carer
- Narrated by: Penelope McDonald
- Series: A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story
- Length: 5 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 23-07-20
- Language: English
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Exploited
- By: Maggie Hartley
- Narrated by: Penelope McDonald
- Length: 5 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall118
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Performance105
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Story104
Fourteen-year-old Hannah comes to live with foster carer Maggie Hartley after her mum pleads with Social Services to take her into care, unable to cope with her daughter anymore....
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Great read
- By Reeree on 10-12-20
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Exploited
- Narrated by: Penelope McDonald
- Series: A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story
- Length: 5 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 16-04-20
- Language: English
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Don't Leave Me Here
- A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story
- By: Maggie Hartley
- Narrated by: Penelope McDonald
- Length: 5 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall36
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Performance34
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Story34
What possesses a mum to kidnap her own child? That's what Maggie asks herself when she's asked to foster 13-year-old Saskia, the subject of a bitter custody battle between her parents.
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Thank u for sharing
- By MISS S. on 14-11-25
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Don't Leave Me Here
- A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story
- Narrated by: Penelope McDonald
- Series: A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story
- Length: 5 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 14-08-25
- Language: English
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Nobody Loves Me
- Bobby’s True Story of Neglect, Secrets and Abuse
- By: Maggie Hartley
- Narrated by: Penelope McDonald
- Length: 6 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall45
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Performance42
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Story42
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
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Nobody Loves Me
- Bobby’s True Story of Neglect, Secrets and Abuse
- Narrated by: Penelope McDonald
- Series: A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story
- Length: 6 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 17-08-23
- Language: English
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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: Penelope McDonald
- Length: 6 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall136
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Performance119
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Story119
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
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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
- Narrated by: Penelope McDonald
- Series: A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story
- Length: 6 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 03-05-18
- Language: English
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Sold to Be a Wife
- By: Maggie Hartley
- Narrated by: Penelope McDonald
- Length: 6 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall150
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Performance131
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Story129
Fourteen-year-old Shazia has been taken into care her teacher begins to suspect that the teenager's family are planning to send her to Pakistan for an arranged marriage....
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Well written and engaging
- By Lauren on 23-09-19
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Sold to Be a Wife
- Narrated by: Penelope McDonald
- Series: A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story
- Length: 6 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 20-09-18
- Language: English
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Will You Help Me?
- Ralph’s true story of abuse, secrets and lies
- By: Maggie Hartley
- Narrated by: Penelope McDonald
- Length: 5 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall53
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Performance49
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Story49
Six-year-old Ralph has only been in the care system for three days and has already been rejected by three different foster carers. After hitting a teacher at his school and causing mayhem since he arrived four months ago, staff are unable to get a hold of his mum and her partner.
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What an amazing foster carer
- By K. J. Bute on 17-06-25
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Will You Help Me?
- Ralph’s true story of abuse, secrets and lies
- Narrated by: Penelope McDonald
- Series: A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story
- Length: 5 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 15-08-24
- Language: English
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Behind Closed Doors
- Neglected and abandoned. The true story of a little girl who holds the secret to a terrible crime.
- By: Maggie Hartley
- Narrated by: Penelope McDonald
- Length: 5 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall138
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Performance127
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Story126
A powerful, moving true story from Sunday Times best seller Maggie Hartley, Britain's most-loved foster carer. Perfect for fans of Cathy Glass and Casey Watson....
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Narration boring
- By Nic on 05-02-22
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Behind Closed Doors
- Neglected and abandoned. The true story of a little girl who holds the secret to a terrible crime.
- Narrated by: Penelope McDonald
- Series: A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story
- Length: 5 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 06-01-22
- Language: English
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A Sister's Shame
- The true story of little girls trapped in a cycle of abuse and neglect
- By: Maggie Hartley
- Narrated by: Penelope McDonald
- Length: 5 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall172
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Performance156
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Story154
From Sunday Times best-selling author Maggie Hartley, Britain's most-loved foster carer, comes a heartbreaking, powerful true story....
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Well written and narrated as usual, but...
- By Emily on 24-04-21
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A Sister's Shame
- The true story of little girls trapped in a cycle of abuse and neglect
- Narrated by: Penelope McDonald
- Series: A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story
- Length: 5 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 22-04-21
- Language: English
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