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Louise Allen
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- Length: 14 mins
- Categories: Biographies & Memoirs, Art & Literature
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Louise Allen talks to us about the release of her first audiobook, Thrown Away Child, a memoir in which she revisits a childhood plagued with abuse and neglect from the very people who were supposed to protect her. Louise explains why she has set out to challenge the UK’s foster system.
Hoping to improve the lives of the many foster children whose futures hang in the balance, Louise offers firsthand insight as to why we need to change our approach in dealing with vulnerable children and why she is now in a position to speak out.
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- Sarah
- 19-04-20
highly recommend
I didnt know of this writer or her book, but her story was fascinating. and I will be reading it soon