Child Abuse

How does trauma affect a child's mind - and how can that mind recover? In the classic The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog, Dr. Perry explains what happens to the brains of children exposed to extreme stress and shares their lessons of courage, humanity, and hope....

Acclaimed journalist Stephanie Foo investigates the little-understood science behind complex PTSD and how it has shaped her life in this searing memoir of reckoning and healing....

A pioneering physician reveals how childhood stress leads to lifelong health problems and what we can do to break the cycle....

What you are about to hear are my first three books. The stories in this collection will make you realize just how fragile the human mind can be....

Inspired by a true story. In 1825, in a remote Irish valley lying between the mountains and Flesk River of Killarney, three women are brought together by strange and troubling events....

Fred and Rose West are virtually unique in British criminal history: a husband and wife who loved and killed together....

The poignant and shocking memoir of Cathy's recent relationship with Tayo, a young boy she fosters whose good behaviour and polite manners hide a terrible past....

My Mother, Munchausen’s and Me is a heartbreaking, honest, and brave account of a daughter unravelling the truth about her mother and herself. It’s a story of a stolen childhood, mental illness, and the redemptive power of breaking a complex and toxic bond....

Angie, 6, and sister Polly, 4, are utterly distraught when they arrive to stay with foster carer Cathy Glass. Their older half-sister Ashleigh has accused their father of rape, and the two young sisters have been removed from home to keep them safe....

When Reece arrives at Cathy's door aged 7 years old, he has already passed through the hands of four different carers in four weeks....

A shocking account of how vulnerable children were preyed upon by a doctor entrusted with their care....

Little Jamey, two and a half years old, is placed with experienced foster carer, Cathy Glass, as an emergency....

Based on a true story, The Forgotten Child is a heartbreaking memoir of an abandoned newborn baby left to die, his tempestuous upbringing and how he came through the other side....

The year was 1975, and at age 16, young Keri was desperate to strike out on her own. However, as listeners of the first three volumes of this series will know, her childhood was hardly the loving, supportive, preparatory period it should have been.... 

It’s February 2019, and experienced foster carer Rosie Lewis has joined Mockingbird, a new fostering scheme designed to help families stay together....

From number one best-selling author Toni Maguire comes a new true story of abuse and survival....

Ava Thomas knew leaving was the right decision. Trapped and manipulated in her relationship, and after yet another violent beating whilst she was pregnant, Ava was helped to a women's refuge with her children....

Nine-year-old Archie and his five-year-old sister, Bobbi, are taken into emergency police protective custody after an incident of domestic violence at their family home....

In this shocking memoir, Cassie Moore gives a very open and honest description of how she suffered and survived a lifetime of abuse....

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....

A vivid, intimate and darkly funny account of a life less ordinary, Handstands in the Dark tells the story of how one girl escaped a chaotic family and became one of the UK's most popular comedic talents....