Denied a Mummy: The heartbreaking story of three little children searching for someone to love them
Nov 2018 · Hachette UK
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When Maggie's latest placement arrives on her doorstep, it is clear that Sean, Dougie and their big sister Mary have been through unspeakable traumas in their short lives. Violent and malnourished, the siblings 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 it with these vulnerable brothers and sister. Despite raising her concerns with social services, Maggie is powerless to prevent the adoption from going ahead and she must put aside her own fears to help the siblings settle in with their new parents. But she can't shake the feeling of dread as she waves them goodbye.
A few months later, Maggie's worst nightmares come true when she learns that the children have been handed back to the care of social services following the breakdown of the adoption. Maggie must fight to get the children returned to her, but is it too late to undo the damage that has been done?
A true story of hope from Sunday Times bestselling author Maggie Hartley, a foster carer for over 20 years.
*Denied A Mummy was originally published in 2018*
'This was a book I could not put down' 5* Amazon reader review
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 it with these vulnerable brothers and sister. Despite raising her concerns with social services, Maggie is powerless to prevent the adoption from going ahead and she must put aside her own fears to help the siblings settle in with their new parents. But she can't shake the feeling of dread as she waves them goodbye.
A few months later, Maggie's worst nightmares come true when she learns that the children have been handed back to the care of social services following the breakdown of the adoption. Maggie must fight to get the children returned to her, but is it too late to undo the damage that has been done?
A true story of hope from Sunday Times bestselling author Maggie Hartley, a foster carer for over 20 years.
*Denied A Mummy was originally published in 2018*
'This was a book I could not put down' 5* Amazon reader review
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4.8
59 reviews
Gemma Darking
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May 19, 2022
WOW!... Another amazing story from Maggie Hartley... What an amazing woman... I just love sinking into a Maggie book... I never thought I would find another author who I liked as much as Cathy Glass but this lady is equally as brilliant I have loved every book I've read so far because she has a way of drawing you in and making you feel like your really there living it aswell you get real strong feelings of happiness and sadness and go through all the highs and lows with her... I'm so happy for these 3 that Maggie turned there lives around and of course Carol and Dave that never gave up on them ❤️ Now gonna look for my next Maggie read... This one as are all the rest 5 star reads 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🤗👍
Zeena Rose
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March 16, 2020
I'm so glad you wrote about your cases and the children I think it's gets people to view the heart ache that kids have to go through aswell not only adults well done Maggie xx
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Charlotte Turp
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November 23, 2018
A beautiful story! Brought tears to my eyes and kept me up reading until late. I cannot wait to read another book by Maggie Hartley
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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.
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