num_pages: 211
description: Aged just two and three years old Evie and Elliot have experienced a lifetime of abuse and neglect.Scrawny filthy and wide-eyed with fear when they turn up on foster carer Maggie Hartley's doorstep these young siblings have hardly set foot outside their own home. They have been prisoners locked in a terrifying world of abuse and violence.Maggie soon realises that Evie and Elliot are lacking the basic life skills we all take for granted. The outside world terrifies them; the sound of the doorbell sends them into a panic that takes hours to abate. Gradually unlocking the truth of their heart-breaking upbringing Maggie tells their shocking true story.From emotionally scarred and damaged little children we see how - with warmth and dedication - Maggie transforms their lives. As this moving story unfolds we share Maggie's joy when these children finally smile again when they realise they do have a future after all.Discover why readers have fallen in love with Maggie HartleyI absolutely loved this book. It is up there with one of the best. I have laughed and I have cried. I would give it ten stars if I could . - Amazon Reviewer 5 stars If you haven't read Maggie's books they are a must read . - Amazon Reviewer 5 stars Such a heart-breaking story you just can't put this book down. I have read many books of this genre and this is one of the best. Hard hitting and real... don't miss this one! - Amazon Reviewer 5 stars
language: English
title: Tiny Prisoners
publisher: Orion