Phoebe, 9 ans, est autiste. Un jour, son comportement laisse penser à son institutrice que sa vie, dans une confortable maison de la classe moyenne, n'est pas aussi agréable qu'il y paraît. Les autorités sont alertées et la jeune fille est placée dans une famille d'accueil. Rosie Lewis, qui l'accueille chez elle, cherche à la comprendre. Phoebe a un comportement étrange, s'infligeant des mutilations et proférant des menaces de mort. Rosie réussit progressivement à apprivoiser la jeune autiste qui, malgré ses difficultés pour communiquer, commence à se dévoiler. Pendant neuf ans, Phoebe a subi des sévices extrêmement graves. Au point d'avoir développé ou accentué son autisme comme un rempart à ses cauchemars quotidiens... Elle ne pouvait rien dire à personne : l'histoire vraie d'une jeune autiste abusée.

L'enfant qui n'existait pas

This is the heart-breaking tale of Angell, a young girl desperately loved but inadequately cared for by her troubled mother Nicki.

 Abandoned and left barely clothed beneath a park bench on a freezing cold day in winter, the bewildered child is rescued by police and passed into the loving and compassionate care of the Lewis family.

 But when foster carer Rosie takes Angell into her home and heart, she wonders whether Angell's mother will ever return for her daughter? Or will Angell be destined to spend the rest of her childhood in care?

Two More Sleeps

Phoebe, 9 ans, est autiste. Un jour, son comportement laisse penser à son institutrice que sa vie, dans une confortable maison de la classe moyenne, n'est pas aussi agréable qu'il y paraît. Les autorités sont alertées et la jeune fille est placée dans une famille d'accueil. Rosie Lewis, qui l'accueille chez elle, cherche à la comprendre. Phoebe a un comportement étrange, s'infligeant des mutilations et proférant des menaces de mort. Rosie réussit progressivement à apprivoiser la jeune autiste qui, malgré ses difficultés pour communiquer, commence à se dévoiler. Pendant neuf ans, Phoebe a subi des sévices extrêmement graves. Au point d'avoir développé ou accentué son autisme comme un rempart à ses cauchemars quotidiens. Elle ne pouvait rien dire à personne : l'histoire vraie d'une jeune autiste abusée.

A dramatic and heartwarming story from foster carer, Rosie Lewis.

 Ellen, a 28-year-old office worker is so shocked by the sudden birth of her baby that she abandons the newborn in hospital. Foster carer Rosie Lewis begins visiting baby Hope in hospital, then a week later she is released into her care.

 At first Rosie struggles to understand how any mother could abandon a small baby, but when Ellen begins daily visits with Hope, Rosie sees a young woman traumatised by a dark secret. Rosie wants to help the young woman and the baby in her care and must fight to bring them together.

Unexpected: A True Short Story

Trapped can either be read as a full-length eBook or in 3 serialised eBook-only parts.

 This is PART 3 of 3 (Chapters 24-35 of 35).

 You can read Part 3 on release of the full-length eBook and paperback.

 The first in a series of highly anticipated new titles from foster carer Rosie Lewis.

 Phoebe, an autistic nine-year-old girl, is taken into police protection after a chance comment to one of her teachers alerts the authorities that all might not be what it seems in her comfortable, middle-class home. Experienced foster carer Rosie accepts the youngster as an emergency placement knowing that her autism will represent a challenge - not only for her but also for the rest of the family.

 But after several shocking incidents of self-harming, Pica and threats to kill, it soon becomes apparent that Phoebe's autism may be the least of her problems.

 Locked for nine years in a secret world of severe abuse, as Phoebe opens up about her horrific past, her foster carer begins to suspect that Phoebe may not be suffering from autism at all.

Trapped: Part 3 of 3

Betrayed can either be read as a full-length eBook or in 3 serialised eBook-only parts.

 This is PART 3 of 3.

 You can read Part 3 on release of the full-length eBook and paperback.

 In the much-anticipated follow-up to Sunday Times bestseller Trapped, foster carer Rosie Lewis tells the heartbreaking true story of 13-year-old Zadie.

 When the young teenage girl runs away and is discovered hiding on the city streets by the police, it is clear that all is not as it should be.

 Taught to believe that Westerners should not be trusted, when Zadie is initially delivered into the experienced hands of foster carer Rosie she is polite and well-behaved, but understandably suspicious of the family around her. Through Rosie's support and understanding, gradually Zadie begins to settle into her new surroundings, but loyalty to her relatives, and fear of bringing shame on those around her, prevents her from confessing the horrifying truth about her troubled past.

 When the shocking truth finally emerges, Rosie and her family can hardly believe that Zadie had managed to keep the shocking secrets to herself for so long.

Betrayed: Part 3 of 3 - The heartbreaking true story of a struggle to escape a cruel life defined by family honour

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.

 Rosie collects the children from their out-of-hours foster carer on New Year's Day and instantly recognises Archie from a domestic violence workshop she helped with. Rosie remembers that when asked what he enjoyed most about the course, Archie said: 'the biscuits'.

 Social workers are concerned that Archie and Bobbi have been neglected. As Rosie gets to know the children, she begins to suspect that something far more disturbing lies in their past.

 Archie, jovial and polite, bats away Rosie's attempts to talk to him about anything serious with witty one-liners and sophisticated distractions. Bobbi reacts violently, lashing out and throwing herself around. Rosie has never seen a child as young a Bobbi behaving so viciously, but it is Archie she is most concerned about as the weeks go by.

 After a worrying incident at school, Archie tearfully discloses the truth - a shocking secret that has left him and his sister traumatised. Horrified at what she learns, Rosie is determined to help the young siblings find a forever-home that will provide them with the love and care they deserve.

Broken: Part 3 of 3 - A traumatised girl. Her troubled brother. Their shocking secret.

Broken - A traumatised girl. Her troubled brother. Their shocking secret.

Trapped, the first in a series of highly anticipated new titles from foster carer Rosie Lewis, plus The Boy No One Loved, the first title in the bestselling series from foster carer Casey Watson, now combined into a single eBook-only volume.

 Trapped is story of Phoebe, an autistic nine-year-old girl who is taken into police protection after a chance comment to one of her teachers alerts the authorities that all might not be what it seems in her comfortable, middle-class home. Experienced foster carer Rosie accepts the youngster as an emergency placement knowing that her autism will present a challenge.

 But after several shocking incidents of self-harming, Pica and threats to kill, Phoebe opens up about her horrific past, and her foster carer begins to suspect that Phoebe may not be suffering from autism at all.

 The Boy No One Loved is the true story of Justin who was taken into care at the age of 5 after deliberately burning down his family home. Six years on, after 20 failed placements, Justin arrives at Casey's home. A childhood of hurt and rejection has made him aggressive, but this is only the tip of a chilling iceberg.

Moving Fostering Memoirs 2-Book Collection

PART 2 OF 3

 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?

Silenced: Part 2 of 3 - The shocking true story of a young girl too afraid to speak

PART 3 OF 3

 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?

Silenced: Part 3 of 3 - The shocking true story of a young girl too afraid to speak

Broken: Part 2 of 3 - A traumatised girl. Her troubled brother. Their shocking secret.

PART 1 OF 3

 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?

Silenced: Part 1 of 3 - The shocking true story of a young girl too afraid to speak

A heartbreaking and shocking short story from foster carer Rosie Lewis.

 Toddler Charlie falls from the second floor window of his tower block home while his mother is busy shooting up in their dirty council flat.

 Laying alone on a pile of rubbish until concerned neighbours hear him whimpering, Charlie is taken to hospital by police officers who are unable to rouse his mother.

 With a gash to his head, a terrified Charlie is delivered to foster carer Rosie Lewis's home. As Charlie opens up about his past, a picture of the traumatic life the little boy has endured so far becomes clear.

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