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Tiny Prisoners

Two siblings trapped in a world of abuse. One woman determined to free them

by Maggie Hartley ...

Narrated by Penelope McDonald ...

Series Audiobook 4 - A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story
Unabridged

7 hours 7 min

Evie and Elliot are scrawny, filthy and wide-eyed with fear when they turn up on foster carer Maggie Hartley's doorstep. Aged just two and three years old, this brother and sister have hardly set foot outside their own home. They have been prisoners, locked in a terrifying world of abuse, violence and neglect.Maggie soon realises that Evie and Elliot are lacking the basic life skills we all take ... Read more

£19.99

Evie and Elliot are scrawny, filthy and wide-eyed with fear when they turn up on foster carer Maggie Hartley's doorstep. Aged just two and three years old, this brother and sister have hardly set foot outside their own home. They have been prisoners, locked in a terrifying world of abuse, violence and neglect.Maggie soon realises that Evie and Elliot are lacking the basic life skills we all take
... Read more
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The Names

'The best debut novel in years' Sunday Times

by Florence Knapp ...

Narrated by Dervla Kirwan ...

Unabridged

9 hours 41 min

A once-in-a-generation debut from a major new talent, The Names is the story of three names, three versions of a life, and the infinite possibilities that a single decision can spark.THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS DEBUT NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2026'I've just been blown away by the best debut novel in years . . . A genius idea for a book'Sunday ... ... Read more

£24.99

A once-in-a-generation debut from a major new talent, The Names is the story of three names, three versions of a life, and the infinite possibilities that a single decision can spark.THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS DEBUT NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2026'I've just been blown away by the best debut novel in years . . . A genius idea for a book'Sunday ...
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Ootlin

The must-read memoir about growing up in the UK care system

by Dr Jenni Fagan ...

Narrated by Isis Hainsworth ...

Unabridged

9 hours 24 min

Brought to you by Penguin.The government told a story about me before I was born.Jenni Fagan was property of the state before birth. She drew her first breath in care and by the age of seven, she had lived in fourteen different homes and had her name changed multiple times.Twenty years after her first attempt to write this powerful memoir, Jenni is finally ready to share her account. Ootlin is a ... Read more

£14.00

Brought to you by Penguin.The government told a story about me before I was born.Jenni Fagan was property of the state before birth. She drew her first breath in care and by the age of seven, she had lived in fourteen different homes and had her name changed multiple times.Twenty years after her first attempt to write this powerful memoir, Jenni is finally ready to share her account. Ootlin is a
... Read more
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Complex PTSD

From Surviving to Thriving

by Pete Walker ...

Narrated by Paul Brion ...

Unabridged

10 hours 28 min

The causes of Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder range from severe neglect to monstrous abuse. Many survivors grew up in houses that were not homes—in families that were as loveless as orphanages and sometimes as dangerous.If you felt unwanted, unliked, rejected, hated, and/or despised for a lengthy portion of your childhood, trauma may be deeply engrained in your mind, soul, and body.This ... Read more

£14.65

The causes of Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder range from severe neglect to monstrous abuse. Many survivors grew up in houses that were not homes—in families that were as loveless as orphanages and sometimes as dangerous.If you felt unwanted, unliked, rejected, hated, and/or despised for a lengthy portion of your childhood, trauma may be deeply engrained in your mind, soul, and body.This
... Read more
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A Hymn to Life

Shame has to Change Sides - THE INSTANT #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

by Gisèle Pelicot ...

Narrated by Emma Thompson ...

Unabridged

7 hours 24 min

**The sexual assault that rocked the world. A courageous woman’s rallying call for ‘shame to change sides’. For the very first time, Gisèle Pelicot tells her story.Narrated by Academy Award winning actress Dame Emma Thompson.***A BEST BOOK OF 2026 FOR THE OBSERVER, TELEGRAPH, GUARDIAN, FINANCIAL TIMES, NEW YORK TIMES, DAILY MIRROR, IRISH TIMES, GQ, LIT HUB, BBC AND MORE.*One November day, Gisèle ... Read more

£16.00

**The sexual assault that rocked the world. A courageous woman’s rallying call for ‘shame to change sides’. For the very first time, Gisèle Pelicot tells her story.Narrated by Academy Award winning actress Dame Emma Thompson.***A BEST BOOK OF 2026 FOR THE OBSERVER, TELEGRAPH, GUARDIAN, FINANCIAL TIMES, NEW YORK TIMES, DAILY MIRROR, IRISH TIMES, GQ, LIT HUB, BBC AND MORE.*One November day, Gisèle
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KERI 5

The Original Child Abuse True Story

by Kat Ward ...

Narrated by Bridget Thomas ...

Series Audiobook 5 - Child Abuse True Stories
Unabridged

19 hours 24 min

VOLUME 5 OF KAT WARD'S SENSATIONAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY!Following her disastrous first year in the adult world, it's hard to imagine how seventeen-year-old Keri's life could possibly get any worse. However, as anyone who's ever been down can attest to, getting back up can often be difficult without a helping hand...But what if all the hands around you only want to push you down further?DISCLAIMER: This ... Read more

£10.99 or Free with Kobo Plus

VOLUME 5 OF KAT WARD'S SENSATIONAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY!Following her disastrous first year in the adult world, it's hard to imagine how seventeen-year-old Keri's life could possibly get any worse. However, as anyone who's ever been down can attest to, getting back up can often be difficult without a helping hand...But what if all the hands around you only want to push you down further?DISCLAIMER: This
... Read more
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Another Forgotten Child

by Cathy Glass ...

Narrated by Denica Fairman ...

Unabridged

9 hours 24 min

A new memoir from Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author Cathy Glass.Eight-year-old Aimee was on the child protection register at birth. Her five older siblings were taken into care many years ago. So no one can understand why she was left at home to suffer for so long. It seems Aimee was forgotten.The social services are looking for a very experienced foster carer to look after Aimee ... Read more

£17.99

A new memoir from Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author Cathy Glass.Eight-year-old Aimee was on the child protection register at birth. Her five older siblings were taken into care many years ago. So no one can understand why she was left at home to suffer for so long. It seems Aimee was forgotten.The social services are looking for a very experienced foster carer to look after Aimee
... Read more
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Damaged

The Heartbreaking True Story of a Forgotten Child

by Cathy Glass ...

Narrated by Denica Fairman ...

Unabridged

8 hours 41 min

The No. 1 Sunday Times Bestseller.At just eight years old, Jodie is violent, aggressive and extremely challenging. Five carers in four months have been unable to cope, but there is one last hope: Cathy Glass…As Jodie begins to trust Cathy and make progress, shocking details about her past come to light. No one had noticed the glaring signs of abuse by those who were supposed to love her most.One ... Read more

£16.99

The No. 1 Sunday Times Bestseller.At just eight years old, Jodie is violent, aggressive and extremely challenging. Five carers in four months have been unable to cope, but there is one last hope: Cathy Glass…As Jodie begins to trust Cathy and make progress, shocking details about her past come to light. No one had noticed the glaring signs of abuse by those who were supposed to love her most.One
... Read more
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KERI 7

The Original Child Abuse True Story

by Kat Ward ...

Narrated by Bridget Thomas ...

Series Audiobook 7 - Child Abuse True Stories
Unabridged

8 hours 38 min

VOLUME 7 OF KAT WARD'S SENSATIONAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY!After nearly a million words, three thousand pages, and countless nights of blood, sweat and tears, this truly is the book that needs no introduction!Kat Ward, the perennial survivor, has taken readers on a rollercoaster journey throughout her first six books, in which she lays bare the horrific events of her early life.Now, in this penultimate ... Read more

£8.05 or Free with Kobo Plus

VOLUME 7 OF KAT WARD'S SENSATIONAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY!After nearly a million words, three thousand pages, and countless nights of blood, sweat and tears, this truly is the book that needs no introduction!Kat Ward, the perennial survivor, has taken readers on a rollercoaster journey throughout her first six books, in which she lays bare the horrific events of her early life.Now, in this penultimate
... Read more
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Releasing 10

by Chloe Walsh ...

Narrated by Jacqueline Milne, Matthew Forsythe ...

Series series The Boys of Tommen
Unabridged

25 hours 57 min

Releasing 10 is an epic and unforgettable love story in the international bestselling and TikTok-phenomenon The Boys of Tommen series, from Chloe Walsh. The power and pain of first love has never been more deeply felt than in Chloe Walsh's extraordinary stories about the irresistible Boys of Tommen, which will give you the ultimate book hangover..........................A love that couldn't ... Read more

£24.99

Releasing 10 is an epic and unforgettable love story in the international bestselling and TikTok-phenomenon The Boys of Tommen series, from Chloe Walsh. The power and pain of first love has never been more deeply felt than in Chloe Walsh's extraordinary stories about the irresistible Boys of Tommen, which will give you the ultimate book hangover..........................A love that couldn't
... Read more
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Betty

The International Bestseller

by Tiffany McDaniel ...

Narrated by Dale Dickey ...

Unabridged

17 hours 36 min

'NOT A STORY YOU WILL SOON FORGET' Karen Joy Fowler, author of Man Booker Prize finalist We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves'A girl comes of age against the knife.' So begins the story of Betty Carpenter.Born in a bathtub in 1954 to a Cherokee father and white mother, Betty is the sixth of eight siblings. The world they inhabit is one of poverty and violence - both from outside the family and ... Read more

£19.99

'NOT A STORY YOU WILL SOON FORGET' Karen Joy Fowler, author of Man Booker Prize finalist We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves'A girl comes of age against the knife.' So begins the story of Betty Carpenter.Born in a bathtub in 1954 to a Cherokee father and white mother, Betty is the sixth of eight siblings. The world they inhabit is one of poverty and violence - both from outside the family and
... Read more
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All We Knew But Couldn't Say

by Joanne Vannicola ...

Narrated by Joanne Vannicola ...

Unabridged

6 hours 53 min

Finalist for the 2020 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize in Nonfiction and the July/August selection for the Amnesty International Book Club.Joanne Vannicola grew up in a violent home with a physically abusive father and a mother who had no sexual boundaries.After being pressured to leave home at fourteen, and after fifteen years of estrangement, Joanne learns that her mother is dying. Compelled to ... Read more

£8.63 or Free with Kobo Plus

Finalist for the 2020 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize in Nonfiction and the July/August selection for the Amnesty International Book Club.Joanne Vannicola grew up in a violent home with a physically abusive father and a mother who had no sexual boundaries.After being pressured to leave home at fourteen, and after fifteen years of estrangement, Joanne learns that her mother is dying. Compelled to
... Read more
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The Little Ghost Girl

Abused, starved and neglected, little Ruth is desperate for someone to love her

by Maggie Hartley ...

Narrated by Penelope McDonald ...

Series Audiobook 5 - A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story
Unabridged

6 hours 39 min

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 ... Read more

£19.99

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
... Read more
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KERI 8

The Original Child Abuse True Story

by Kat Ward ...

Narrated by Bridget Thomas ...

Series Audiobook 8 - Child Abuse True Stories
Unabridged

14 hours 26 min

THE FINAL VOLUME OF KAT WARD'S SENSATIONAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY!When Kat Ward put down her pen after finishing the seventh book in her “KERI” series, she considered her mission complete.Nearly twenty years had passed since her therapist originally recommend writing as a means of healing her childhood wounds. And after taking readers on a stomach-twisting journey through her hellish formative years, she ... Read more

£10.25 or Free with Kobo Plus

THE FINAL VOLUME OF KAT WARD'S SENSATIONAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY!When Kat Ward put down her pen after finishing the seventh book in her “KERI” series, she considered her mission complete.Nearly twenty years had passed since her therapist originally recommend writing as a means of healing her childhood wounds. And after taking readers on a stomach-twisting journey through her hellish formative years, she
... Read more
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Behind Closed Doors

The true and heart-breaking story of little Nancy, who holds the secret to a terrible crime

by Maggie Hartley ...

Narrated by Penelope McDonald ...

Series Audiobook 21 - A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story
Unabridged

5 hours 34 min

It's okay, lovely,' I soothed. 'You let it all out.' She sobbed and sobbed as all the fear came tumbling to the surface.Foster carer Maggie Hartley is finally enjoying a well-earned holiday from fostering, savouring time with her brand new baby granddaughter. One night, though, the peace and quiet is interrupted by an urgent call from Social Services. A man has been stabbed, and Social Services ... Read more

£19.99

It's okay, lovely,' I soothed. 'You let it all out.' She sobbed and sobbed as all the fear came tumbling to the surface.Foster carer Maggie Hartley is finally enjoying a well-earned holiday from fostering, savouring time with her brand new baby granddaughter. One night, though, the peace and quiet is interrupted by an urgent call from Social Services. A man has been stabbed, and Social Services
... Read more
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Being Mean

A Memoir of Sexual Abuse and Survival

by Patricia Eagle ...

Narrated by Tavia Gilbert ...

Unabridged

10 hours 58 min

In this richly depicted story, told in vignettes relative to markers of age and experience, Patricia Eagle reveals the heartbreak and destruction of her sexual abuse, from age four to thirteen, by her father. A victim of her father’s anger and her mother’s complacency with his abusive behavior, Eagle uses dissociation and numbing in response to the abuse, and as a way to block her own sense of ... Read more

£12.99 or Free with Kobo Plus

In this richly depicted story, told in vignettes relative to markers of age and experience, Patricia Eagle reveals the heartbreak and destruction of her sexual abuse, from age four to thirteen, by her father. A victim of her father’s anger and her mother’s complacency with his abusive behavior, Eagle uses dissociation and numbing in response to the abuse, and as a way to block her own sense of
... Read more
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Sleeping with a Psychopath

by Carolyn Woods ...

Narrated by Jan Cramer ...

Unabridged

10 hours 27 min

THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLERA Divorced Woman. A Dangerous Man. A Devastating Affair.‘You’re right. It is totally extraordinary. My life is like a film; you couldn’t make it up … But there’s something I have to tell you,’ he confided, as he leaned across the table towards me. ‘I’m not normal.’Carolyn Woods was living happily in a quiet Cotswolds village when an attractive stranger abruptly ... Read more

£17.99

THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLERA Divorced Woman. A Dangerous Man. A Devastating Affair.‘You’re right. It is totally extraordinary. My life is like a film; you couldn’t make it up … But there’s something I have to tell you,’ he confided, as he leaned across the table towards me. ‘I’m not normal.’Carolyn Woods was living happily in a quiet Cotswolds village when an attractive stranger abruptly
... Read more
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Verbally Abusive Man, Can He Change?, The

A Woman's Guide to Deciding Whether to Stay or Go

by Patricia Evans ...

Narrated by Laural Merlington ...

Unabridged

7 hours 20 min

From the world’s most acclaimed expert on verbal abuse comes the first book that answers the question foremost on every woman’s mind: Can he change?In this groundbreaking follow-up to her bestselling books The Verbally Abusive Relationship and Controlling People, Patricia Evans goes beyond identifying verbally abusive behaviors to prescribing a course of action for both victim and abuser.Coupling ... Read more

£26.99

From the world’s most acclaimed expert on verbal abuse comes the first book that answers the question foremost on every woman’s mind: Can he change?In this groundbreaking follow-up to her bestselling books The Verbally Abusive Relationship and Controlling People, Patricia Evans goes beyond identifying verbally abusive behaviors to prescribing a course of action for both victim and abuser.Coupling
... Read more
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Assertiveness: How to Stand Up for Yourself and Still Win the Respect of Others

by Judy Murphy ...

Narrated by Michelle Murillo ...

Unabridged

2 hours 26 min

Struggling to speak up? Too scared to voice your opinion?You're at the right place.This book shows you how to be a more confident, assertive individual.It teaches you the necessary skills to be decisive and in control of your life.With the information in this guide, you will learn to improve your relationships, move your career forward, and earn the respect of your friends, family, spouse, co ... Read more

£5.99 or Free with Kobo Plus

Struggling to speak up? Too scared to voice your opinion?You're at the right place.This book shows you how to be a more confident, assertive individual.It teaches you the necessary skills to be decisive and in control of your life.With the information in this guide, you will learn to improve your relationships, move your career forward, and earn the respect of your friends, family, spouse, co
... Read more
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Helpless

Are Riley and his two little siblings in danger?

by Cathy Glass ...

Narrated by DeNica Fairman ...

Unabridged

8 hours 7 min

The 32nd fostering memoir from international bestseller Cathy GlassStruggling to cope with three young children, Janie turns to experienced foster carer Cathy Glass. Helping the family each morning, Cathy soon uncovers how dangerous their situation has truly become.Riley and his two little siblings, Jayden and Lola, are not safe at home.With all three children in her care, will Cathy be able to ... Read more

£16.99

The 32nd fostering memoir from international bestseller Cathy GlassStruggling to cope with three young children, Janie turns to experienced foster carer Cathy Glass. Helping the family each morning, Cathy soon uncovers how dangerous their situation has truly become.Riley and his two little siblings, Jayden and Lola, are not safe at home.With all three children in her care, will Cathy be able to
... Read more
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My Girl

For The Little Girl I Was Never Able To Be

by Ann Cusack, Stace Don ...

Narrated by Melanie Crawley ...

Unabridged

8 hours 15 min

Co-written by Ann Cusack, the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Asylum, The Convent, Silent Sisters and AbandonedA woman who was sexually abused by her own father and later gave birth to his daughter is now running a support group which spans 30 countries and has tens of thousands of supporters.Stace Don, now 36, was taken into foster care as a baby after being neglected by her parents. For ... Read more

£10.83 or Free with Kobo Plus

Co-written by Ann Cusack, the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Asylum, The Convent, Silent Sisters and AbandonedA woman who was sexually abused by her own father and later gave birth to his daughter is now running a support group which spans 30 countries and has tens of thousands of supporters.Stace Don, now 36, was taken into foster care as a baby after being neglected by her parents. For
... Read more
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Children of Coercive Control

by Evan Stark ...

Narrated by Mike Lenz ...

Unabridged

17 hours 27 min

Children of Coercive Control extends Evan Stark's path-breaking analysis of interpersonal violence to children, showing that coercive control is the most important cause and context of child abuse and child homicide outside a war zone, as well as of the sexual abuse, denigration, exploitation, isolation, and subordination of children. The book provides a working model of the coercive control of ... Read more

£21.97

Children of Coercive Control extends Evan Stark's path-breaking analysis of interpersonal violence to children, showing that coercive control is the most important cause and context of child abuse and child homicide outside a war zone, as well as of the sexual abuse, denigration, exploitation, isolation, and subordination of children. The book provides a working model of the coercive control of
... Read more
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Der Ausbruch aus der Toxischen Spirale: Wie man Narzissmus erkennt, Abhängigkeit überwindet und sich selbst neu erfindet

Ein tiefgehender Leitfaden zur psychologischen Befreiung von emotionalem Missbrauch und traumatischen Bindungen

by Liam Tremblay ...

Narrated by Victoria Morgan ...

Unabridged

3 hours 24 min

Sie starren auf Ihr Handy und warten auf eine Nachricht, die nie kommt – oder nur dann, wenn Sie sich gerade dazu entschlossen haben, loszulassen?Ihre Freunde sagen Ihnen, er oder sie sei „charmant“, aber Sie wissen, dass Sie ständig auf Eierschalen laufen und Ihre eigene Realität immer öfter hinterfragen.Diese Mischung aus intensiver Anziehung und nagender Angst ist zermürbend. Sie stecken in der ... Read more

£18.99 or Free with Kobo Plus

Sie starren auf Ihr Handy und warten auf eine Nachricht, die nie kommt – oder nur dann, wenn Sie sich gerade dazu entschlossen haben, loszulassen?Ihre Freunde sagen Ihnen, er oder sie sei „charmant“, aber Sie wissen, dass Sie ständig auf Eierschalen laufen und Ihre eigene Realität immer öfter hinterfragen.Diese Mischung aus intensiver Anziehung und nagender Angst ist zermürbend. Sie stecken in der
... Read more
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Moving Forward

Taking The Lead In Your Life

by Dave Pelzer ...

Narrated by L. J. Ganser ...

Unabridged

5 hours 19 min

MOVING FORWARD is a motivational book written for anyone wanting to move forward, to change their lives, no matter what their past may have held.Dave Pelzer teaches readers how to harness the strength of surviving past negative experiences and use that empowerment to live their lives according to their own values.Drawing on the examples of his own horrific childhood as well as his experience ... Read more

£14.99

MOVING FORWARD is a motivational book written for anyone wanting to move forward, to change their lives, no matter what their past may have held.Dave Pelzer teaches readers how to harness the strength of surviving past negative experiences and use that empowerment to live their lives according to their own values.Drawing on the examples of his own horrific childhood as well as his experience
... Read more

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