Exploited: The heartbreaking true story of a teenage girl trapped in a world of abuse and violence

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Exploited: The heartbreaking true story of a teenage girl trapped in a world of abuse and violence
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Maggie Hartley
SeriesA Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:256
Dimensions(mm): Height 196,Width 126
Category/GenreMemoirs
ISBN/Barcode 9781409197461
ClassificationsDewey:331.6/2
Audience
General
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Orion Publishing Co
Imprint Seven Dials
Publication Date 16 April 2020
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Fourteen-year-old Hannah comes to live with foster carer Maggie Hartley after her mum pleads with Social Services to take her into care, unable to cope with her daughter anymore. Previously a good student, a loving daughter and sister, Hannah is now playing truant, drinking, and taking drugs. Angry and mistrustful, it seems that nobody can reach this troubled teenager. Maggie is used to difficult teenagers, but Hannah's behaviour brings into question everything Maggie has ever learnt in all her years as a foster carer. Determined to push away everyone around her away, Hannah's life seems to be spiralling out of control. But when Hannah finally breaks down and confides a shocking secret to Maggie, the truth behind her chaotic behaviour is finally revealed. Can Maggie help this vulnerable young girl overcome the trauma of what's happened to her and set her free from the demons that haunt her?

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.