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  • Written by: Louise Allen
  • Narrated by: Sarah Moule
  • Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins
  • 4.9 out of 5 stars (20 ratings)

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Thrown Away Child

Written by: Louise Allen
Narrated by: Sarah Moule
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Publisher's Summary

From The Sunday Times best-selling author.

Thrown Away Child is a memoir covering Louise Allen’s abusive childhood in a foster home, how she survived - using her love of art as a sanctuary - and how she hopes to right old wrongs now by fostering children herself and campaigning for the improvement of foster care services. It is a compelling and inspirational story. This book gives a voice to the many children who grew up unhappily in care. 

©2017 Louise Allen (P)2018 Simon & Schuster Audio

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Poignant

Wow the emotions that it emitted from me were real and raw. Amazingly told and sadly all too true for so many children. Well written!!

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Heartbreaking

Although horrible throughout there is a beautiful lesson of surviving and thriving!! Louise has learned to survive by living in an imaginary place and finding the few joys available to her ! She grows to a beautiful person !
Thanks for this story !

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love

loved it sad story but enjoyed the book very much very good happy for her ending

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Love the book

It made you feel the pain and hurt she felt through out her early and later life.

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Excellent book

This story is very moving. Well written and narrated. It is sad to hear that situations like this actually exist. But they do. And this woman has gathered the negatives and made positives of her life. I commend you. Thank you for sharing your story.

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Very well written

A very sad but true story I was happy at the end when she told us what had become of all the characters

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