Please Dont Take My Sisters, Maggie Hartley
Please Dont Take My Sisters, Maggie Hartley
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Please Don't Take My Sisters
The heartbreaking true story of a young boy terrified of losing the only family he has left

Author: Maggie Hartley

Narrator: Penelope McDonald

Unabridged: 6 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Trapeze

Published: 08/08/2019


Synopsis

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.

Maggie welcomes the three children into her home, and is touched by the gentle care Leo shows to the two little girls. It is clear that Lexie and Amelie adore their big brother, and rely on him for comfort and reassurance. But Leo has experienced the neglect and abuse of his mother and her partner for far longer than his sisters, and is struggling with an eating disorder and showing signs of OCD.

When Social Services begin to look at adoptive families for the children, Maggie is horrified when Social Services suggest that the two angelic little girls will have a much better chance of being adopted without their damaged older brother. Knowing the impact that losing his sisters forever will have on vulnerable Leo, they face the ultimate dilemma. Should the children stay together and dash the hope of them ever having a forever family? Or do they sacrifice the close bond between the siblings to give the girls a chance to be adopted?

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

Great Book- But So Sad *****MAJOR SPOILER ALERT***** I’ve read every single book by Maggie, Cathy Glass, Casey Watson, etc....- and this was by far just the saddest one! I kept waiting for the adoptive parents to decide to take Leo, too, but it didn’t happen. Like Maggie said, I understand their rea......more

Goodreads review by Abbie

Oh my god this story broke my heart… the system massively lets Leo down, if your interested in fostering and the way things work out sometimes please give this a read......more

Goodreads review by Jeanine

Sad, sad story.......more

Goodreads review by Monica

I found this story to be devastatingly heartbreaking, and I spent most of the book sobbing with Kleenexes in hand. If you follow me on here, you have probably seen that I have been reading a lot of books on this subject this summer. I have been enjoying learning about modern foster care from these bo......more