Groomed to be a Bride: Can Maggie protect a vulnerable young girl from the nightmares of her past?

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Maggie Hartley

Groomed to be a Bride

Can Maggie protect a vulnerable young girl from the nightmares of her past?

Maggie Hartley

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Seven Dials
13 October 2020

Iraq War; Child abuse; Adoption & fostering; Terrorism, armed struggle

'Mama is gone and I cry every night.'

When a terrified young girl is discovered hiding in the back of a lorry, she is quickly taken into the care of social services. Arriving on the doorstep of foster carer Maggie Hartley, she is painfully thin, bruised and unable to speak a word of English. What atrocities has she escaped to bring her here?

Woken each night by the screams of Halima's nightmares, Maggie is desperate to reach this damaged young girl. But without a shared language, she fears that she may never uncover the truth behind her terror. Can Maggie help Halima recover from the horrors she has endured, and help her build a new life for herself? Or will Halima forever be haunted by the ghosts of her past?

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

'A gripping story' 5
* Amazon reader review

By: Maggie Hartley
Imprint: Seven Dials
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Digital original
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 26mm
Weight: 213g
ISBN: 9781409197430
ISBN 10: 1409197433
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 13 October 2020
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Primary , 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. You can find her on Facebook at /MaggieHartleyAuthor, where she would love to hear from you.