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Don't Leave Me Here

A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story

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Don't Leave Me Here

By: Maggie Hartley
Narrated by: Penelope McDonald
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About this listen

'Don't leave me here! Please, don't leave me.'

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. When Saskia's mum Rosa fears the courts are going to favour her ex-husband, James, she takes matters into her own hands.

With Rosa facing criminal charges, and Saskia refusing to live with her dad, her future looks uncertain.

Will Maggie be able to step in and discover the bombshell that will tear this family apart?

From Britain's best-loved foster carer, a new and inspiring true story of secrets and hope.

©2025 Maggie Hartley Limited (P)2025 Hachette Book Group Audio Abductions, Kidnapping & Missing Persons Abuse Child Abuse Dysfunctional Families Parenting & Families Relationships True Crime Fostering

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Love it all but mostly the triumph over what could have been a tragedy x

The support and perseverance Maggie gives to her Foster Children. How nothing is too much trouble x

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well narrated, written fantasticly. impoto educate the world of these terrible unbelievable things that happen 👏 🙏 😳 well done and my heart and prayers are with this family and all others affected in similar ways. thank the lord for maggie partly of this world xxx

excellent

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Fascinating story, highlighting that not everything you see is true, and that everyone has skeletons in their wardrobe. very happy about the positive outcome though.

fascinating

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This is a very well written and narrated story and I really enjoyed it. Maggie does great work with children and obviously loves them, making an enormous difference to their lives, and this story is no exception. I am sad to have finished listening to the book!

A gripping story

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I have read them all, Maggie Hartley should have an MBE, and Penelope McDonald is a fabulous narrator.
Thankyou for sharing these heartbreaking stories, no spoilers but the endings always make me smile and relieved.

Never disappointed

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