Adoption
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När Anitha Clemence som vuxen förlorar sina adoptivföräldrar uppstår ett vakuum. Ingen kan längre berätta hennes historia och nu måste hon göra det hon dragit sig för hela livet: Hon börjar nysta i de mysterier som omgärdar hennes adoption. Som 2-åring rycktes hon från ett kloster i Indien och flögs nedsövd till Sverige – men vad låg egentligen bakom? Spåren leder tillbaka till Kerala, där hon av en nunna får höra avslöjanden om skam, skandaler och undangömda familjehemligheter. Med hjälp av privatdetektiver och DNA-databaser tar hon sig närmare sanningen, men en fråga kvarstår: Vill hennes biologiska mamma ens bli hittad? ”Familjehemligheter” är en sann och hudlös berättelse om arv, miljö och kampen för att förstå sin egen identitet.
Daughters of the Bamboo Grove
China's Stolen Children and a Story of Separated Twins
Inbunden, Engelska, 2025
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The extraordinary and riveting story of separated Chinese twins, with one twin seized by the authorities and adopted into America, by the Samuel Johnson-winning author of Nothing to Envy.In 2000, a Chinese woman gave birth to twins in a bamboo grove, trying to avoid detection by the government because she already had two daughters. Two years later, an American couple travelled to Shaoyang to adopt a Chinese toddler they thought had been abandoned.Their understanding had been that China's brutal one-child policy was leading to hundreds of abandoned girls, desperate for the care of adopted parents. What they didn't know - and what award-winning journalist Barbara Demick uncovered in 2007, while working as a correspondent in Beijing - was that their daughter had been snatched from her beloved family and her identical twin. Under China's one-child policy hundreds of poor Chinese were giving up their children due to soaring fines and threats of violence. More sinister still, international demand for adoptees was sky-rocketing, and local officials were forcibly seizing children and trafficking them to orphanages, who were selling them abroad.Daughters of the Bamboo Grove tells the gripping story of separated twins, their respective fates in China and the USA, and Barbara Demick's role in reuniting them against huge odds. Painting a rich portrait of China's history and culture, it asks questions about the roots, impact and consequences of China's one-child policy, the ethics of international adoption, and, ultimately, the assumptions and narratives we hold about the quality of lives lived in the East and the West.
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Lilla Hjärtat är fallet som slutade i en tragedi och som berörde hela Sverige. Treåriga Esmeralda sveks av myndigheterna och tvingades lämna det familjehem som hon hade vuxit upp i sedan sju veckors ålder. Här får vi med familjehemsmamman Melinda Jacobs egna ord veta vad som egentligen hände. Vi får komma nära Esmeralda, vars öde har kommit att påverka så många. Vi lär även känna Melinda på djupet och får veta varifrån hennes driv att hjälpa barn kommer. Inte minst får vi följa Melinda i hennes sorg, förtvivlan och outtröttliga kamp för förändring – en kamp som leder till en lagändring där man äntligen börjar ta hänsyn till barnets bästa.
279 kr
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Magnus Ihreskog var 39 år när han plötsligt fick veta att han är adopterad. Bortlämnad av någon, hemhämtad av andra. I den här boken vänder och vrider han på detta faktum och försöker se det ur olika perspektiv, blandat med minnen från barndom och uppväxt. Allting blev så bra som det kunde bli, men allt kunde också ha blivit på annat sätt. Och vad finns det där ute som han inte vet det allra minsta om?Magnus Ihreskog (född 1962) är journalist och bosatt i Visby. Det här är hans andra bok.
Daughters of the Bamboo Grove
China's Stolen Children and a Story of Separated Twins
Häftad, Engelska, 2025
203 kr
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The extraordinary and riveting story of separated Chinese twins, with one twin seized by the authorities and adopted into America, by the Samuel Johnson-winning author of Nothing to Envy.In 2000, a Chinese woman gave birth to twins in a bamboo grove, trying to avoid detection by the government because she already had two daughters. Two years later, an American couple travelled to Shaoyang to adopt a Chinese toddler they thought had been abandoned.Their understanding had been that China's brutal one-child policy was leading to hundreds of abandoned girls, desperate for the care of adopted parents. What they didn't know - and what award-winning journalist Barbara Demick uncovered in 2007, while working as a correspondent in Beijing - was that their daughter had been snatched from her beloved family and her identical twin. Under China's one-child policy hundreds of poor Chinese were giving up their children due to soaring fines and threats of violence. More sinister still, international demand for adoptees was sky-rocketing, and local officials were forcibly seizing children and trafficking them to orphanages, who were selling them abroad.Daughters of the Bamboo Grove tells the gripping story of separated twins, their respective fates in China and the USA, and Barbara Demick's role in reuniting them against huge odds. Painting a rich portrait of China's history and culture, it asks questions about the roots, impact and consequences of China's one-child policy, the ethics of international adoption, and, ultimately, the assumptions and narratives we hold about the quality of lives lived in the East and the West.
229 kr
Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar
Maria Jung Yoon adopterades från Sydkorea till Sverige 1968. En flicka på två och ett halvt år och ett äldre, barnlöst par i Norrköping, det kan väl bara sluta lyckligt? Men i själva verket är hon över fyra år gammal och kvar i Seoul finns hennes biologiska föräldrar som undrar vart Jung Yoon och hennes två systrar har tagit vägen.
När Maria har bott hos sina adoptivföräldrar i två år får de ett brev från Socialstyrelsen som skriver att barnens biologiska föräldrar har krävt att få dem tillbaka. Marias biologiska föräldrar är varken fattiga eller lågutbildade sydkoreaner som svenska myndigheter har beskrivit dem, och Maria är inte räddad från nöd och svält. Tack vare mäktiga kontakter, massmedial uppmärksamhet och mutor till korrumperade tjänstemän får paret Huh slutligen kontakt med Marias svenska föräldrar.
Det här är berättelsen om Maria Jung Yoon Huh Lundberg Ström, ett stulet barn.
"mycket lättillgänglig och intressant" BTJ
254 kr
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Amelie just wants a home she feels safe in… Six-year-old Amelie lives with her mother, Kelly, who suffers from bipolar disorder. After Kelly attempts to burn down their family house, it becomes clear that her daughter is in grave danger. Amelie is quickly taken into care.When she arrives with foster carer Casey Watson, Amelie acts much younger than her age. Casey must get to the root of Amelie’s behaviour, while doing what she can to keep the family together. Will Amelie ever find the safety of home? Perfect for readers who were moved by Casey's previous titles I Want My Daddy, I Just Want to Be Loved and Mummy Please Don't Leave – powerful true stories of vulnerable children, resilience, and the life-changing impact of foster care.
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Thomas Ardenfors har, tillsammans med sin familj, varit jour- och familjehem i nästan 30 år. För några år sedan skrev han boken En extra plats i hjärtat, en bok som spritts över hela landet och används i en mängd olika sammanhang.
En familjehemspappas dagbok är en fristående fortsättning på En extra plats i hjärtat. Du kommer att känna igen de varsamma beskrivningarna av människoöden han möter tillsammans med sin familj. Men du kommer också möta mängder av dråpliga, rörande, jobbiga och vackra situationer som är en del av en jourhemspappas vardag.
Boken tar dig med i 52 kärnfulla kapitel som spänner över varje vecka under ett helt år i en jourhemspappas liv. Här möter du bland annat beskrivningar av vardag, storhelger, skolavslutningar, sammanbrott, glädje, kaos, sorg, skratt och tårar.
Sannolikt har alla som bor i Sverige hört begreppet fosterhem , men det är försvinnande få som vet vad uppdraget innebär i praktiken. Denna bok ger dig en unik inblick i vardagen för ett jour- och familjehem. Boken vänder sig till dig som vill förstå hur ett samhälle tar hand om de mest utsatta, våra barn. Den är till särskild nytta för dig som direkt eller indirekt möter barn och ungdomar i din vardag, men inte minst till dig som vill veta mer om vad det innebär att vara jour- och familjehem.
Thomas Ardenfors är till vardags kommunpolitiker i Sollentuna, men hans och hustrun Sussis livspassion är att försöka göra livet lite bättre för barn som behöver en extra familj. Hans tidigare bok En extra plats i hjärtat (Libris) handlar om glädjen och utmaningen kring att vara ett familjehem.
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Atthe age of fifty, and despite feeling like he was betraying the adoptiveparents who loved him so much, journalist and broadcaster Andrew Pierce beganto tentatively search for his birth mother - only to discover that she had doneeverything she could to ensure he would never find her.Whenhe finally tracks her down, the mystery only deepens, leading him to Ireland toseek out information about the man who may or may not have been his father.During his search, Andrew discovers horrifying revelations about the orphanagewhere he had spent the first two years of his life and attempts to forge arelationship with the woman who gave him away.Thiscandid story is a heartwarming page-turner that takes the reader on anextraordinary journey. Full of amusing and arresting anecdotes, at its heartlies the inspirational story of one man's search for his birth mother and whathappened when he finally found her.
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Little Jamey, 2½ years old, is placed with experienced foster carer, Cathy Glass, as an emergency.The police and social services have no choice but to remove two-year-old Jamey from home after his mother leaves him alone all night to go out partying.When he first arrives with foster carer Cathy Glass, he is scared, hungry and withdrawn, craving the affection he has been denied for so long. He is small for his age and unsteady on his feet – a result of being left for long periods in his cot.Cathy and her family find Jamey very easy to love, but as he settles in and makes progress, a new threat emerges. Coronavirus and lockdown change everything.
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NOMINATED FOR SIX OSCARS, INCLUDING BEST PICTURE, SUPPORTING ACTOR AND SUPPORTING ACTRESS . . . Aged just five, Saroo Brierley lost all contact with his family in India, after waiting at a train station for his brother who never returned. Discover the inspiring, true story behind the film, Lion. This is the heart breaking and original tale of the lost little boy who found his way home twenty-five years later. -----------------------------------As a five-year old in India, I got lost on a train. Twenty-five years later, I crossed the world to find my way back home. Five-year-old Saroo lived in a poor village in India, in a one-room hut with his mother and three siblings... until the day he boarded a train alone and got lost. For twenty-five years.This is the story of what happened to Saroo in those twenty-five years. How he ended up on the streets of Calcutta. And survived. How he then ended up in Tasmania, living the life of an upper-middle-class Aussie. And how, at thirty years old, with some dogged determination, a heap of good luck and the power of Google Earth, he found his way back home.Lion is a triumphant true story of survival against all odds and a shining example of the extraordinary feats we can achieve when hope endures.-----------------------------------'Amazing stuff' The New York Post'So incredible that sometimes it reads like a work of fiction' Winnipeg Free Press (Canada)'A remarkable story' Sydney Morning Herald Review'I literally could not put this book down. Saroo's return journey will leave you weeping with joy and the strength of the human spirit' Manly Daily (Australia)'We urge you to step behind the headlines and have a read of this absorbing account...With clear recollections and good old-fashioned storytelling, Saroo...recalls the fear of being lost and the anguish of separation' Weekly Review (Australia)
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Familjen Ardenfors har varit familjehem, jourhem och kontaktfamilj för ett stort antal barn under mer än 20 års tid. I boken delar Thomas Ardenfors rakt och öppet med sig av sina erfarenheter av hur det är att vara familjehemspappa - vilka glädjeämnen och svårigheter som följer med ett barn som ofta haft en tuff förhistoria. Och hur man hanterar att barnet eventuellt flyttar.Viola, Johanna, Lovisa, Kajsa, Tor och Ismael. Några har varit spädbarn, andra tonåringar. Thomas Ardenfors har förväntansfull stått i sitt köksfönster och tittat när de kommit familjens nya medlemmar för all framtid eller för kort tid.Avsnittet Familjehemmets A till Ö handlar bland annat om gränssättning, sekretess, lagstiftning och relationerna med det biologiska nätverket.Ardenfors vill inspirera fler att öppna sina hem och sina hjärtan för ett utsatt barn. Författaren riktar sig till alla som vill veta mer om vad ett familjehem egentligen är. Boken kan också vara till nytta för den som arbetar inom socialtjänsten, skolan eller polisen"Boken är en varm och ärlig verklighetsberättelse om hur det är att leva som familjehem. Vi bjuds här in i författarens och hans familjs liv i både med och motgångar. Många målande beskrivningar gör att man lever sig in i boken och läser den från pärm till pärm."Malena Andersson, Ordförande i FaCO (Familjevårdens centralorganisation)Västmanland, ledamot i FaCO centralt."Thomas Ardenfors och hans familj har på ett utmärkt sätt i sin bok visat hur enskilda familjer kan hjälpa utsatta barn och ungdomar. Det finns mycket lite av dessa berättelser och Thomas bok är en viktig berättelse som på ett varmt och gripande sätt beskrivet denna viktiga insats.Att dessutom Thomas är en utmärkt föreläsare som på ett kraftfullt sätt inte lämnar någon oberörd gör uppgiften än viktigare och kanske öppnar upp för nya familjer att tänka sig denna svåra men viktiga uppgift."Lennart Gabrielsson, tidigare kommunalråd och socialnämndsordförande
133 kr
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An inspiring true story of a life devoted to helping Downs children.Alex Bell is a 53 year old woman who lives in Swinton, on the outskirts of Manchester. She is feisty, funny with a real firecracker of a personality. She has needed that strength of character for Alex is the adoptive mother of 8 children with Downs Syndrome or other disabilities, children who some parts of society would perhaps prefer to forget.Age 28 and unmarried, Alex adopted her first Downs child, Matthew – and became one of the first people in the UK to be approved for adoption as a single woman. Amazingly, she went on to take eight more children under her wing, Simon, Adrian, Nathan, Andrew, Chloe, Tom, Emily and Callum. Some had been through a frustratingly bureaucratic care system, or moved from one foster parent to another. It sometimes seemed an impossible challenge, but Alex was determined to give these children stability, love and the best life possible.With her down-to-earth charm, Alex also brings together the families often torn apart by Downs. She encourages the birth families to get together – some of whom have sadly turned their backs on their son or daughter, but others have now long been happily involved in their children's lives.The nine children each have unique, sometimes heartbreaking stories, but they are also the most joyful, compelling and fascinating children you're ever likely to meet: Happy-to-lucky Matthew, 24, who takes people on tours of Man. Utd – the only Downs child to be given such a privileged position, and testament to Alex's careAdrian, the family timekeeper and numbers wiz, as if born with a clock inside his brainChloe, the lovable, mischievous scamp known as Little Miss DynamitePrepare to be amazed, moved and entranced by this powerful true story that will change the way we all look at disabilities. Alex believes special needs children are 'gifts', and spending any time with her it becomes obvious that she also has a very special gift of her own.
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‘I’m so sorry, Casey,’ my link worker John said, sounding weary. ‘I know this is probably the worst time I could ring you, but we desperately need someone to take a child tonight.’It’s the night before Christmas when Casey and Mike get the call. A twelve year old girl, stuck between a rock and a hard place. Her father is on a ventilator, fighting for his life, while her mother is currently on remand in prison. Despite claiming she attacked him in self-defence, she’s been charged with his attempted murder.The girl is called Bella, and she’s refusing to say anything. The trouble is that she is also the only witness…
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Cruel To Be Kind is the true story of Max, aged 6. He is fostered by Cathy while his mother is in hospital with complications from type 2 diabetes.Fostering Max gets off to a bad start when his mother, Caz, complains and threatens Cathy even before Max has moved in. Cathy and her family are shocked when they first meet Max. But his social worker isn’t the only one in denial; his whole family are too.
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A BOY WITHOUT HOPE is the heart-breaking story of a boy who didn’t know the meaning of love. A history of abuse and neglect has left Miller destined for life’s scrap heap. But in this turbulent story of conflict and struggle, Casey Watson is determined to help Miller overcome his demons, show him love and give him hope.Casey Watson is back, doing the job she does best – rolling up her sleeves and fostering the children who, on first meeting, seem like hopeless cases. But when she meets Miller and discovers the truth about his disturbing childhood, even Casey begins to doubt if this child will ever be able to accept love.Found naked and alone on a railway track, Miller was just five when he was first admitted into the care system. Emotionally tormented by his biological parents, Miller has never understood how to establish meaningful relationships, and his destructive past, and over 20 failed placements, is sealing his fate in society’s social scrap heap.After a torrent of violent behaviour and numerous failed attempts to help Miller, Casey decides to make an intervention, implementing a severe regime that strips Miller of all control. But soon the emotional demands of Miller’s case start to take their toll on Casey and Mike. Just how far is Casey willing to go to help Miller and save him from his inner demons?
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Finding Stevie is a dark and poignant true story that highlights the dangers lurking online.When Stevie’s social worker tells Cathy, an experienced foster carer, that Stevie, 14, is gender fluid she isn’t sure what that term means and looks it up.Stevie, together with his younger brother and sister, have been brought up by their grandparents as their mother is in prison. But the grandparents can no longer cope with Stevie’s behaviour so they place him in care.Stevie is exploring his gender identity, and like many young people he spends time online. Cathy warns him about the dangers of talking to strangers online and advises him how to stay safe. When his younger siblings tell their grandmother that they have a secret they can’t tell, Cathy is worried. However, nothing could have prepared her for the truth when Stevie finally breaks down and confesses what he’s done.
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Innocent is the shocking true story of little Molly and Kit, siblings, aged 3 years and 18 months, who are brought into care as an emergency after suffering non-accidental injuries.Aneta and Filip, the children’s parents, are distraught when their children are taken into care. Aneta maintains she is innocent of harming them, while Filip appears bewildered and out of his depth. It’s true the family has never come to the attention of the social services before and little Kit and Molly appear to have been well looked after, but Kit has a broken arm and bruises on his face. Could it be they were a result of a genuine accident as Aneta is claiming?Both children become sick with a mysterious illness while, experienced foster carer, Cathy, is looking after them. Very worried, she asks for more hospital tests to be done. They’ve already had a lot. When Cathy’s daughter, Lucy, becomes ill too she believes she has found the cause of Kit and Molly’s illness and the parents aren’t to blame. However, nothing could be further from the truth and what comes to light is far more sinister and shocking.
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A heartbreaking true story of a broken family and the foster carer who wants to keep them together…The Watsons are no strangers to sibling placements but when Casey takes the call from her supervising social worker one frosty January morning, she can instantly tell from the tone of her colleague’s voice that there’s a complicated case ahead.And she’s right. A four-day-old baby boy called Tommy – born in prison – plus his four-year-old half-brother, the lively Seth. A month later, the very moment she gets out of prison, the boys’ mother – a 19-year-old called Jenna – also follows.For Casey, it would it be a difficult scenario on several levels. Caring for a new born in her fifties with a pre-schooler who has spent most of his young life without boundaries tearing around her ankles, while also looking out for his drug-addicted mum who is ill-equipped to parent.It’s an unusual situation but one that has arisen in a bid to keep the family together. Can Casey find the energy and strength needed to rise to the challenge? Casey believes she can but when baby Tommy and Seth arrive, she falters. Seth is not so much a pocket rocket as a seek and destroy missile with a whole other agenda…
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The true story of a 6-year-old boy with a dreadful secret.Oskar’s school teacher raises the alarm. Oskar’s mother is abroad and he has been left in the care of ‘friends’, but has been arriving in school hungry, unkempt, and with bruises on his arms, legs and body. Experienced foster carer Cathy Glass is asked to look after him, but as the weeks pass her concerns deepen. Oskar is far too quiet for a child of six and is clearly scared of something or someone.And who are those men parked outside his school watching him?
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Jackson is aggressive, confrontational and often volatile. His mother, Kayla, is crippled with grief after tragically losing her husband and eldest son. Struggling to cope, she puts Jackson into foster care.Cathy, his carer, encourages Jackson to talk about what has happened to his family, but he just won’t engage. His actions continue to test and worry everyone.Then, in a dramatic turn of events, the true reason for Jackson’s behaviour comes to light …
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“Impossible to put down, makes you laugh and cry, Sophie’s story is inspirational. It gives us so much hope and encouragement. I don’t think we would be where we are on our own journey without her advice.” OLLIE LOCKE “A read so twisty your heart pounds as you turn the pages.” THE SUNDAY TIMES Brave, funny and honest, columnist Sophie Beresiner takes us on her complex journey to parenthood and shows us that there’s more than one way to become a mother.Sophie’s journey to motherhood began aged 30 with a cancer diagnosis that stole her fertility. Today, Sophie is older, wiser (and agonisingly excellent at hindsight), and somewhat battered. Through interminable cycles of hope and failure, her infertility story spanned three countries, five surrogates and a debt she’d rather not dwell on.Part memoir, part manifesto, The Mother Project is the epic story of Sophie’s quest for happiness. Exploring the complexities, expectations and injustices faced by millions of women across the world, it is a book that is both personal and universal.
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When foster carer, Cathy Glass, is asked to foster Darcy-May, a two-day old baby, she is very concerned.The baby is coming to her straight from hospital and will have no contact with her teenage mother, Haylea. Even more worrying, she will be brought to Cathy with a police escort as it’s vital her extended family don’t know where she is.Abandoned at birth, Cathy and her family quickly bond with little Darcy-May although they have to accept she will eventually leave them to be adopted. But fostering is rarely straight forward, and when Haylea asks to see her baby a different story begins to emerge. It’s so alarming that even Cathy, a highly experienced foster carer, struggles.
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Shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award 2022 Craig Bromfield was just 13 years old when Brian Clough, on a whim, took him and his older brother Aaron in.They came from Southwick, a depressed area of Sunderland, where they lived with their abusive stepfather, and from where they longed to escape. After initially meeting Clough while out begging for money, Clough later invited the brothers to stay at his house. From there a relationship formed which would see Craig living with the Cloughs for nine years, where he was a first-hand witness to the many aspects of Clough’s character – his gruffness, his humour, his big-heartedness.This is a beautiful, inspirational story, which has never before been told, about Clough’s gentleness and capacity for generosity. Discover a very different side to this iconic man, one away from the cameras and the football, which shows him for the person he really was.
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After taking a few weeks off work, Casey is presented with a new foster child: 14-year-old Elise, whose Mum left her at just five years old.At first, she’s no trouble at all, that is until she falsely accuses another carer, Jan, of acting inappropriately towards her. It turns out this isn’t the first lie Elise has told – her previous carer was constantly following up allegations Elise had made of people bullying her, trying to have sex with her, or hurting her physically. With some reservations, Casey agrees to take Elise on long-term, but when she makes some dark claims about her mum, Casey doesn’t know whether to believe her. In any case, she is determined to find out the truth…
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A 5-year-old boy, Ethan, is brought to Casey in the middle of the night after the sudden death of his young mother after a drug overdose.Estranged from her parents, Ethan’s mum had been abused by her ex-partner, and began taking drugs to cope. Ethan is obviously lost and bewildered, and regularly wakes up screaming for his mum in the night. He begins to lash out at other kids at school and his behaviour becomes more volatile. When arrangements are made for Ethan to see his dad in prison, Casey recognises the name and face… It turns out she’s far more familiar with this case than first imagined.
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A family with a dark secret.A child who refuses to speak.Rosie must help her before it’s too late. Nine-year-old Caitlin has a secret, but she cannot tell anyone about it. When her mother is sectioned under the Mental Health Act she and her three siblings have to go and live with her grandmother Julie and grandad Ryan.Caitlin finds her new living conditions challenging: cat poo on the carpet, rubbish everywhere and the constant stare of her grandad – she retreats more and more into herself.When foster carer Rosie Lewis meets Caitlin she knows something is deeply wrong with this little girl, who is withdrawn, afraid and refuses to speak. Rosie decides to take her in, but Caitlin’s silence continues, and Rosie knows she must act. Why is Caitlin so afraid to speak?Could it be that the family has a dark secret?One that is so shocking it can no longer be hidden?