Battered, Broken, Healed, Maggie Hartley
Battered, Broken, Healed, Maggie Hartley
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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

Author: Maggie Hartley

Narrator: Penelope McDonald

Unabridged: 6 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Trapeze

Published: 05/03/2018


Synopsis

A new challenge faces foster carer Maggie Hartley: this time it's not a child that's at risk, it's her mother. Can Maggie help Hailey to escape her abusive husband, and reunite her with her baby daughter? A heartbreaking true story perfect for fans of Cathy Glass, Casey Watson, Angela Hart and Rosie Lewis.

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A TRUE STORY BY THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR MAGGIE HARTLEY

When six-week-old Jasmine is placed in her care, foster mother Maggie Hartley is delighted to have a baby in the house again. Maggie's been given temporary custody of Jasmine after social services were concerned that the baby was failing to thrive and develop.

With Maggie's love and care, Jasmine soon flourishes into a healthy, happy baby - but it is clear that all is not quite as it seems with her mum, Hailey. Timid, pale and withdrawn, Hailey looks as though she is carrying the weight of the world onher shoulders. Maggie fears she may be suffering from postnatal depression until late one night she discovers Hailey on her doorstep, her body battered and broken, her spirit crushed.

Hailey admits that her husband has been abusing her for years, but this revelation places Maggie in an awful situation: there's no way Hailey can regain custody of Jasmine until her husband is off the scene. But after years of physical and emotional abuse, can Hailey find the strength to leave him?

An uplifting and ultimately redemptive story by Sunday Times bestselling foster carer Maggie Hartley. Perfect for fans of Cathy Glass, Casey Watson, Angela Hart and Rosie Lewis.

About Maggie Hartley

Maggie Hartley has fostered more than 300 children while being a foster carer for over twenty years. Taking on the children other carers often can't cope with, Maggie helps children that are deemed 'unadoptable' because of their behaviour or the extreme trauma that they've been through. She's looked after refugees, supported children through sexual abuse and violence court cases, cared for teenagers on remand and taught young mums how to parent their newborn babies.You can find her on Facebook at /MaggieHartleyAuthor, where she would love to hear from you.


Reviews

This is the first book I have read by Maggie Hartley and I enjoyed it very much. It made me laugh and cry and I went through Maggie's journey with her.......more

Goodreads review by Tom

Maggie Hartley is not the first foster carer whose memoirs I've read, though I believe this is the first of hers I have completed. It's hard to review these kinds of books due to their nature. I don't feel I can't rate a book highly just because it pulls at the heart strings. What I personally have......more

Goodreads review by Julie

Another great read. This is the third book I have read by this author. They have all been very good reads. They are so easy to get into, so easy to read. Don't get me wrong-the subject matter is often very difficult, but they usually have an uplifting conclusion and everything moves forward. Maggie H......more