The Little Ghost Girl: Abused Starved and Neglected. A Little Girl Desperate for Someone to Love Her

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Little Ghost Girl: Abused Starved and Neglected. A Little Girl Desperate for Someone to Love Her
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Maggie Hartley
SeriesA Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:272
Dimensions(mm): Height 196,Width 128
Category/GenreTrue Stories of Heroism, Endurance and Survival
Adoption
ISBN/Barcode 9781409165385
ClassificationsDewey:362.768092
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Orion Publishing Co
Imprint Trapeze
Publication Date 15 December 2016
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Ruth was a ghost of a girl when she arrived into foster mother Maggie Hartley's care. Pale, frail and withdrawn, it was clear to Maggie that Ruth had seen and experienced things that no 11-year-old should have to, that she's been conditioned to 'see no evil, speak no evil'. Ruth is in desperate need of help, but can Maggie get through to her and unlock the harrowing secret she carries? Through love, reassurance and patience, Maggie starts to unravel Ruth's painful past - a past defined by cruelty and abuse by the very people who should have protected her. Raised by a cruel stepmother and her father after her own mum abandoned her, Ruth was abused, underfed and ignored, while her half-siblings lived a life of luxury. It's up to Maggie to help Ruth find her voice; to be a ghost no more, and bring those who've harmed her to justice.

Author Biography

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.