A Sister's Shame: The true story of little girls trapped in a cycle of abuse and neglect

by Maggie Hartley

Overview

'My heart felt heavy with sadness for these two little girls.'

Foster carer Maggie Hartley is used to all manner of children arriving on her doorstep, but nothing can prepare her for sisters Billy and Bo when they arrive at her home. It is clear from the moment she sets eyes on them four-year-old Bo and seven-year-old Billy have clearly been subjected to unimaginable neglect, and it takes all of Maggie's skills as a foster carer to try to connect with the volatile little girls, who seem far younger than their years.

Over time, the little girls slowly emerge from their shells, and Maggie begins the difficult task of trying to gain their trust. But as time goes on, it becomes clear that there is something much darker going on, something that will call into question everything Maggie has ever learned in all her years as a foster carer...

A true story of hope from Sunday Times bestselling author Maggie Hartley, a foster carer for over 20 years.

'A story that breaks your heart' 5* Amazon reader review

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781841884790
Publisher:	Orion
Publication date:	04/15/2021
Series:	A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	377,361
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

A Message from Maggie viii

1 Mess and Stress 1

2 Food Wars 12

3 Rude Awakenings 24

4 Meeting Mummy 35

5 Fading Away 48

6 Life and Loss 64

7 Endings and Beginnings 76

8 Clues 91

9 Bombshell 103

10 Emergency Measures 112

11 Separation 124

12 Goodbyes and Questions 137

13 Peeling Potatoes 148

14 Victim to Monster 161

15 Teaching and Learning 172

16 Family Values 185

17 The Perfect Pair 197

18 Facing the Truth 212

Acknowledgements 223

A Note from Maggie 225