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Clutching her eight-week-old sister in her arms, Frances Reilly was abandoned by her mother outside the gates of The Poor Sisters of Nazareth Convent. It was Christmas morning 1956 and Frances was 2 y…

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Tressa - The 12-Year-Old Mum: My True Story: The Twelve Year Old Mum: My Story

'Nobody knew the truth. For all those years while people judged me, I protected those closest to me. Now it's time for the real story to be told. It's time for healing and forgiveness.'Tressa Middleto…

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The Saddest Girl in the World

Minimal shelfwear. DJ has a crinkled upper spine and edge only flaw. No markings. Pages are clean and bright. Binding is tight.

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Billy's Story

Foster care expert Louise has trouble on her hands from the first moment that 5-year-old Billy Blackthorn comes to stay. It is only as Louise begins to uncover the secrets of Billy's dark past that sh…

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Stella's Story (Thrown Away Children Book 1)

'Stella is just like a tiny bird. This is my first impression of her. A quiet little sparrow of a girl.'

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The Demon Next Door

Best-selling author Bryan Burrough (Barbarians at the Gate, Public Enemies, Big Rich) recently made a shocking discovery: The small town of Temple, Texas, where he had grown up, had harbored a dark se…

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For 46 years, Carol Minto has quietly gone about her life, carrying with her the most extraordinary and heartbreaking secrets.

Born into poverty and with mostly absent parents, Carol helped to raise…

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Where Children Run (Pischke Twins, #1)

Twins David and Dennis Pischke’s lives change forever when heir father dies, and a Polish immigrant damaged by the war arrives at their farm near the isolated town of Moosehorn, Manitoba. Boleslaw Dom…

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Neglected: Scared, hungry and alone, Jamey craves affection

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Cut: The True Story of an Abandoned, Abused Little Girl Who Was Desperate to Be Part of a Family

The bestselling author of 'Damaged' tells the story of Dawn, a sweet and seemingly well-balanced girl whose outward appearance masks a traumatic childhood of suffering at the hands of the very people …

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Silent Sisters

A deadly secret.

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Unsafe: Damian longs for home, but one man stands in his way

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The Child In My House

A family riddled with lies. A little girl who won't speak. What if keeping her safe means losing her forever?

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Mummy Told Me Not to Tell

When Reece arrives at Cathy's door at 7 years old, he has already passed through the hands of four different carers in four weeks. As the details of his short life emerge, it becomes clear that to hel…

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Eden's Story

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Helpless: Are Riley and his two little siblings in danger?

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Jacob's Story

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