Daddy's Little Soldier

When Home Is a War Zone, Who Can Little Tom Trust?

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Quiet and polite, obsessively neat, clean and tidy, eight-year-old Tom is unlike any child Maggie has ever fostered before. Tom has been taken into care following concerns that his dad is struggling to cope after the death of Tom's mum. At first, Maggie doesn't know what to make of this shy, nervous little boy who never cries and is terrified of getting dirty. But as Tom's cleaning rituals start to get more extreme, Maggie fears that there's something more sinister going on beneath the surface.

When she meets Tom's dad Mark, a stern ex-soldier and strict disciplinarian, it's clear that Tom's life at home without his mummy has been a constant battlefield. Can Maggie help Mark to raise a son and not a soldier? Or is little Tom going to lose his daddy too?

A true story of hope from Sunday Times bestselling author Maggie Hartley, a foster carer for over 20 years.

Maggie HartleyPenelope McDonaldTrapezeA Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story

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I have listened to / read pretty much all of Maggie's books over the past few years. I have thoroughly enjoyed each and every heart warming story she has to share. my favourite author of 2023