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Don't Leave Me Here: Saskia’s true story of secrets, kidnap and abuse by Maggie Hartley at Abbey's Bookshop,
Don't Leave Me Here: Saskia’s true story of secrets, kidnap and abuse
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Maggie Hartley

Don't Leave Me Here

Saskia’s true story of secrets, kidnap and abuse

Maggie Hartley

$24.99

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English
Seven Dials
14 August 2025
Biography; True stories of heroism, endurance & survival; Child abuse; Adoption & fostering
Series: A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story
'Don't leave me here! Please, don't leave me.'
What possesses a mum to kidnap her own child? That's what Maggie asks herself when she's asked to foster 13-year-old Saskia, the subject of a bitter custody battle between her parents. When Saskia's mum Rosa fears the courts are going to favour her ex-husband, James, she takes matters into her own hands.

With Rosa facing criminal charges, and Saskia refusing to live with her dad, her future looks uncertain.

Will Maggie be able to step in and discover the bombshell that will tear this family apart?

From Britain's best-loved foster carer, a new and inspiring true story of secrets and hope.
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Readers LOVE Maggie Hartley:

'Wow! I did not want this book to end. This story was unlike any other' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amazon reader review

'Very gripping and powerful read... makes you see what can be going on behind closed doors' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amazon reader review
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Imprint:   Seven Dials
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 196mm,  Width: 128mm,  Spine: 24mm
Weight:   228g
ISBN:   9781399629256
ISBN 10:   1399629255
Series:   A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story
Pages:   288
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  ELT Advanced ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

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. Find her on Facebook /MaggieHartleyAuthor, where she would love to hear from you.

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