Denied a mummy : the heartbreaking story of three little children searching for someone to love them. /
by Hartley, Maggie.
Material type: BookSeries: A Maggie Hartley foster carer story: Publisher: London : Trapeze, 2018Description: 304 pages ; 20 cm.ISBN: 9781409177098 (pbk.) :; 1409177092 (pbk.) :.Classification number: 362.733 HARSubject(s): Hartley, Maggie | Foster children -- Great Britain | Foster mothers -- Great Britain | Family and Relationships | Family and RelationshipsSummary: When Maggie's latest placement arrives on her doorstep, the three young siblings have clearly been through unspeakable traumas in their short lives. Violent, malnourished and showing signs of sexualised behaviouur, the two brothers and their big sister have been left to fend for themselves by their drug-addicted parents. Maggie must use all of her skills and experience as a foster carer to help these damaged siblings to learn to be children again. With much love, care and patience, their behaviour gradually starts to improve and social services start looking for a forever family for them. But alarm bells start to ring when Maggie meets the couple who have been matched to adopt the siblings. It is clear that they're looking for the perfect, ready-made family, and they're not going to get that with these vulnerable brothers and sister.Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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When Maggie's latest placement arrives on her doorstep, the three young siblings have clearly been through unspeakable traumas in their short lives. Violent, malnourished and showing signs of sexualised behaviouur, the two brothers and their big sister have been left to fend for themselves by their drug-addicted parents. Maggie must use all of her skills and experience as a foster carer to help these damaged siblings to learn to be children again. With much love, care and patience, their behaviour gradually starts to improve and social services start looking for a forever family for them. But alarm bells start to ring when Maggie meets the couple who have been matched to adopt the siblings. It is clear that they're looking for the perfect, ready-made family, and they're not going to get that with these vulnerable brothers and sister.
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