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    Abby's Story: Thrown Away Children Book 2
    Jacob's Story: Thrown Away Children Book 4
    Stella's Story: Thrown Away Children Book 1
    Audiobook series8 titles

    Thrown Away Children Series

    Written by Louise Allen and Theresa McAvoy

    Narrated by Melanie Crawley and Stewart Crank

    4.5/5

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    About this series

    Louise gets a frantic call to take in a damaged and destructive young girl. Separated from her siblings, Sparkle is hostile and angry.

    A short while after settling in, Sparkle begins to identify as pansexual. A revolution is underway in the Allen household, with Sparkle's transition motivating all of the young people to explore what becoming an adult means for them.

    But it's Sparkle's escalating behaviour that causes concern.

    Discovering a dark fact about Sparkle's birth and the shocking events that the children in her house were part of, Louise is desperate for more help – and not just for the child in her care. As Sparkle's erratic and violent behaviour increases, Louise finds herself and her homelife under serious threat.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherQUEST from W. F. Howes Ltd
    Release dateJul 8, 2021
    Abby's Story: Thrown Away Children Book 2
    Jacob's Story: Thrown Away Children Book 4
    Stella's Story: Thrown Away Children Book 1

    Titles in the series (8)

    • 1

      Stella's Story: Thrown Away Children Book 1
      Stella's Story: Thrown Away Children Book 1

      Stella's Story: Thrown Away Children Book 1

      Louise Allen
      5/5 - 57 ratings
      5/5 - 57 ratings

      In her brand new series 'Thrown Away Children', Louise Allen shares the harrowing stories she is exposed to as a foster mother. The first in the series, Stella's Story, tells the astonishing true story of a young girl scarred by an abusive past. Named after the lager that christened her at birth, Stella's life is characterised instability and neglect. Her teenage mother abandons her in the first few weeks of her life, and left in the 'care' of her father, she ends up lying deserted in a house with no food, no water, no clothes, and no warmth. She eventually lands in the care of foster carer Louise, who is determined to change her life for the better. Things seem to be going well - but when Stella has a startling response to having her photo taken, it becomes clear the scars of her abuse run deeper than anyone could have ever guessed.

      In her brand new series 'Thrown Away Children', Louise Allen shares the harrowing stories she is exposed to as a foster mother. The first in the series, Stella's Story, tells the astonishing true story of a young girl scarred by an abusive past. Named after the lager that christened her at birth, Stella's life is characterised instability and neglect. Her teenage mother abandons her in the first few weeks of her life, and left in the 'care' of her father, she ends up lying deserted in a house with no food, no water, no clothes, and no warmth. She eventually lands in the care of foster carer Louise, who is determined to change her life for the better. Things seem to be going well - but when Stella has a startling response to having her photo taken, it becomes clear the scars of her abuse run deeper than anyone could have ever guessed.

    • 2

      Abby's Story: Thrown Away Children Book 2
      Abby's Story: Thrown Away Children Book 2

      Abby's Story: Thrown Away Children Book 2

      Louise Allen
      5/5 - 51 ratings
      5/5 - 51 ratings

      Abby's Story is the second book in the series Thrown Away Children by author and foster mum Louise Allen. She doesn't want this baby. She can't look after this baby. She will never be able to love this baby. Little Abby's life begins badly, then just gets worse. Now foster mum Louise and her family must help her deal with the truth of her past to give her the chance of a future.

      Abby's Story is the second book in the series Thrown Away Children by author and foster mum Louise Allen. She doesn't want this baby. She can't look after this baby. She will never be able to love this baby. Little Abby's life begins badly, then just gets worse. Now foster mum Louise and her family must help her deal with the truth of her past to give her the chance of a future.

    • 4

      Jacob's Story: Thrown Away Children Book 4
      Jacob's Story: Thrown Away Children Book 4

      Jacob's Story: Thrown Away Children Book 4

      Louise Allen
      5/5 - 37 ratings
      5/5 - 37 ratings

      Officers from the RSPCA investigate reports of animal cruelty and neglect on a farm, only to discover a 5-year-old boy curled up asleep in a dog bed, amidst filth and squalor. He has severe physical and cognitive impairments, and no one outside the family seems to know of the existence of little Jacob. When he arrives in the Allen household, a terrified Louise wonders how on earth she will cope looking after a child with his level of physical and emotional damage. With the support of veteran social worker, Mary, the fight begins to get Jacob the support he needs – as medical investigations begin to reveal more shocking details about Jacob's story.

      Officers from the RSPCA investigate reports of animal cruelty and neglect on a farm, only to discover a 5-year-old boy curled up asleep in a dog bed, amidst filth and squalor. He has severe physical and cognitive impairments, and no one outside the family seems to know of the existence of little Jacob. When he arrives in the Allen household, a terrified Louise wonders how on earth she will cope looking after a child with his level of physical and emotional damage. With the support of veteran social worker, Mary, the fight begins to get Jacob the support he needs – as medical investigations begin to reveal more shocking details about Jacob's story.

    • 3

      Eden's Story: Thrown Away Children, Book 3
      Eden's Story: Thrown Away Children, Book 3

      Eden's Story: Thrown Away Children, Book 3

      Louise Allen
      5/5 - 56 ratings
      5/5 - 56 ratings

      Ashley is a young single mum raising her daughter, Eden, and working hard to do the very best job she can - until one night she can't find a babysitter and makes the decision to leave Eden home alone for a couple of hours, asleep inside a wardrobe. It is an action that begins a terrible downward spiral for both of them. When Eden arrives at experienced foster carer Louise Allen's home, she has entered the care system because her mother is in prison. Eden is five years old and will not speak to any human. She begins exhibiting some other disturbing behaviours alongside the mutism, too, including torturing the family pets she loves. This eventually leads Louise to discover the pain and tragic reality behind Eden's Story.

      Ashley is a young single mum raising her daughter, Eden, and working hard to do the very best job she can - until one night she can't find a babysitter and makes the decision to leave Eden home alone for a couple of hours, asleep inside a wardrobe. It is an action that begins a terrible downward spiral for both of them. When Eden arrives at experienced foster carer Louise Allen's home, she has entered the care system because her mother is in prison. Eden is five years old and will not speak to any human. She begins exhibiting some other disturbing behaviours alongside the mutism, too, including torturing the family pets she loves. This eventually leads Louise to discover the pain and tragic reality behind Eden's Story.

    • 5

      Sky's Story: Thrown Away Children Book 5
      Sky's Story: Thrown Away Children Book 5

      Sky's Story: Thrown Away Children Book 5

      Louise Allen
      5/5 - 28 ratings
      5/5 - 28 ratings

      When Sky and her older sister Avril were taken into care, the social workers knew this was a case like no other. Raised by unhinged parents who hoarded compulsively, creating horrific conditions no child should live in, the two girls arrived at foster carer Louise's home, neglected, malnourished, and indoctrinated. Louise had to draw on all of her experience as one of Britain's leading foster carers to rehabilitate and change the course of their lives. But with constant attempts to thwart her work, Louise ends up under siege in her own home. Will she succeed or is their fate sealed forever?

      When Sky and her older sister Avril were taken into care, the social workers knew this was a case like no other. Raised by unhinged parents who hoarded compulsively, creating horrific conditions no child should live in, the two girls arrived at foster carer Louise's home, neglected, malnourished, and indoctrinated. Louise had to draw on all of her experience as one of Britain's leading foster carers to rehabilitate and change the course of their lives. But with constant attempts to thwart her work, Louise ends up under siege in her own home. Will she succeed or is their fate sealed forever?

    • 6

      Billy's Story: Thrown Away Children Book 6
      Billy's Story: Thrown Away Children Book 6

      Billy's Story: Thrown Away Children Book 6

      Louise Allen
      5/5 - 16 ratings
      5/5 - 16 ratings

      From the bestselling author of the Thrown Away Children series comes another heartbreaking story of life in foster care. Louise has trouble on her hands from the first moment that 5-year-old Billy Blackthorn comes to stay. He is one of more than 20 children taken into care from a single family, and erupts into the Allen household with a volatility that is frightening and disturbing in equal measure. It is only as Louise begins to uncover the secrets of Billy's dark past that she begins to understand what made his family 'untouchable'.

      From the bestselling author of the Thrown Away Children series comes another heartbreaking story of life in foster care. Louise has trouble on her hands from the first moment that 5-year-old Billy Blackthorn comes to stay. He is one of more than 20 children taken into care from a single family, and erupts into the Allen household with a volatility that is frightening and disturbing in equal measure. It is only as Louise begins to uncover the secrets of Billy's dark past that she begins to understand what made his family 'untouchable'.

    • 7

      Max and Mia's Story: Thrown Away Children Book 7
      Max and Mia's Story: Thrown Away Children Book 7

      Max and Mia's Story: Thrown Away Children Book 7

      Louise Allen
      5/5 - 8 ratings
      5/5 - 8 ratings

      From the bestselling author of the Thrown Away Children series comes another heartbreaking story of life in foster care. Parents Angelina and Ben exist in enviable luxury: not just wealth, success and a gorgeous home, but a loving relationship and beautiful twin babies to complete the perfect family. But having it all means that you have the most to lose. And when cracks begin to appear things fall apart at a shocking pace; and it's twins Max and Mia who suffer the most. Money isn't enough to paper over the problems in this extraordinary and heartbreaking story. It is a foster-caring experience like no other, and one which tests Louise's emotional strength to the core.

      From the bestselling author of the Thrown Away Children series comes another heartbreaking story of life in foster care. Parents Angelina and Ben exist in enviable luxury: not just wealth, success and a gorgeous home, but a loving relationship and beautiful twin babies to complete the perfect family. But having it all means that you have the most to lose. And when cracks begin to appear things fall apart at a shocking pace; and it's twins Max and Mia who suffer the most. Money isn't enough to paper over the problems in this extraordinary and heartbreaking story. It is a foster-caring experience like no other, and one which tests Louise's emotional strength to the core.

    • 8

      Sparkle's Story: Thrown Away Children Book 8
      Sparkle's Story: Thrown Away Children Book 8

      Sparkle's Story: Thrown Away Children Book 8

      Louise Allen
      0 ratings
      0 ratings

      Louise gets a frantic call to take in a damaged and destructive young girl. Separated from her siblings, Sparkle is hostile and angry. A short while after settling in, Sparkle begins to identify as pansexual. A revolution is underway in the Allen household, with Sparkle's transition motivating all of the young people to explore what becoming an adult means for them. But it's Sparkle's escalating behaviour that causes concern. Discovering a dark fact about Sparkle's birth and the shocking events that the children in her house were part of, Louise is desperate for more help – and not just for the child in her care. As Sparkle's erratic and violent behaviour increases, Louise finds herself and her homelife under serious threat.

      Louise gets a frantic call to take in a damaged and destructive young girl. Separated from her siblings, Sparkle is hostile and angry. A short while after settling in, Sparkle begins to identify as pansexual. A revolution is underway in the Allen household, with Sparkle's transition motivating all of the young people to explore what becoming an adult means for them. But it's Sparkle's escalating behaviour that causes concern. Discovering a dark fact about Sparkle's birth and the shocking events that the children in her house were part of, Louise is desperate for more help – and not just for the child in her care. As Sparkle's erratic and violent behaviour increases, Louise finds herself and her homelife under serious threat.

    Author

    Louise Allen

    Louise Allen has been immersing herself in history for as long as she can remember, finding landscapes and places evoke powerful images of the past. Venice, Burgundy & the Greek islands are favourites. Louise lives on the Norfolk coast & spends her spare time gardening, researching family history or travelling. Please visit Louise's website, www.louiseallenregency.com, her blog https://janeaustenslondon or find her on Twitter @LouiseRegency and on Facebook.

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