Adoption in Family & Relationships & Nonfiction Audiobooks

Audiobook

Healing Tree, The

An Adoptee's Story about Hurting, Healing, and Letting the Light Shine Through

by Danielle Gaudette ...

Narrated by Danielle Gaudette ...

Unabridged

5 hours 9 min

"Our adopted angel"-that's what Danielle's adoptive parents called her. She grew up adored, doted on, and unconditionally loved. It wasn't until she was in college that she first felt a gnawing curiosity about her roots. From time to time, she would wonder: Where did this face come from? Where did this body come from? Where did this blood come from? Her search to find her biological parents had ... Read more

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"Our adopted angel"-that's what Danielle's adoptive parents called her. She grew up adored, doted on, and unconditionally loved. It wasn't until she was in college that she first felt a gnawing curiosity about her roots. From time to time, she would wonder: Where did this face come from? Where did this body come from? Where did this blood come from? Her search to find her biological parents had
... Read more
Audiobook

Damaged

The Heartbreaking True Story of a Forgotten Child

by Cathy Glass ...

Narrated by Denica Fairman ...

Unabridged

8 hours 41 min

The No. 1 Sunday Times Bestseller.At just eight years old, Jodie is violent, aggressive and extremely challenging. Five carers in four months have been unable to cope, but there is one last hope: Cathy Glass…As Jodie begins to trust Cathy and make progress, shocking details about her past come to light. No one had noticed the glaring signs of abuse by those who were supposed to love her most.One ... Read more

$24.99 USD

The No. 1 Sunday Times Bestseller.At just eight years old, Jodie is violent, aggressive and extremely challenging. Five carers in four months have been unable to cope, but there is one last hope: Cathy Glass…As Jodie begins to trust Cathy and make progress, shocking details about her past come to light. No one had noticed the glaring signs of abuse by those who were supposed to love her most.One
... Read more
Audiobook

Nowhere to Go

The heartbreaking true story of a boy desperate to be loved

by Casey Watson ...

Narrated by Kate Lock ...

Unabridged

8 hours 47 min

Bestselling author and foster carer Casey Watson shares the shocking true story of Tyler, an abused eleven-year-old who, after stabbing his step-mother, had nowhere else to go.Knowing a little of Tyler’s past – his biological mother, a heroin addict, died of an overdose when he was three – Casey feels bound to do her best for him. It isn’t easy; Tyler continuously lashes out, even trying to attack ... Read more

$27.99 USD

Bestselling author and foster carer Casey Watson shares the shocking true story of Tyler, an abused eleven-year-old who, after stabbing his step-mother, had nowhere else to go.Knowing a little of Tyler’s past – his biological mother, a heroin addict, died of an overdose when he was three – Casey feels bound to do her best for him. It isn’t easy; Tyler continuously lashes out, even trying to attack
... Read more
Audiobook

Another Forgotten Child

by Cathy Glass ...

Narrated by Denica Fairman ...

Unabridged

9 hours 24 min

A new memoir from Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author Cathy Glass.Eight-year-old Aimee was on the child protection register at birth. Her five older siblings were taken into care many years ago. So no one can understand why she was left at home to suffer for so long. It seems Aimee was forgotten.The social services are looking for a very experienced foster carer to look after Aimee ... Read more

$27.99 USD

A new memoir from Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author Cathy Glass.Eight-year-old Aimee was on the child protection register at birth. Her five older siblings were taken into care many years ago. So no one can understand why she was left at home to suffer for so long. It seems Aimee was forgotten.The social services are looking for a very experienced foster carer to look after Aimee
... Read more
Audiobook

The Connected Parent

Real-Life Strategies for Building Trust and Attachment

by Lisa Qualls, PhD Karen Purvis ...

Narrated by Lisa Qualls ...

Unabridged

4 hours 42 min

There Is Hope for Every Child, Every Parent, and Every FamilyParenting under the best of circumstances can be difficult. And raising children who have come to your home from “hard places,” who have their own set of unique needs, brings even more challenges. You may have discovered that the techniques that worked with your birth children are not working with your adopted or foster child.Renowned ... Read more

$19.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

There Is Hope for Every Child, Every Parent, and Every FamilyParenting under the best of circumstances can be difficult. And raising children who have come to your home from “hard places,” who have their own set of unique needs, brings even more challenges. You may have discovered that the techniques that worked with your birth children are not working with your adopted or foster child.Renowned
... Read more
Audiobook

Raising Kids with Big, Baffling Behaviors

Brain-Body-Sensory Strategies That Really Work

by Robyn Gobbel ...

Narrated by Robyn Gobbel ...

Unabridged

9 hours 43 min

"All behavior makes sense"'"It most certainly does not!", is probably your first reaction.Parenting and neuroscience expert Robyn Gobbel is here to reveal how all behavior, no matter how baffling, can be explained and remedied. You just need to look past the behavior and understand what's going on inside.Robyn decodes the latest brain science into easy-to-understand principles and metaphors to ... Read more

$31.99 USD

"All behavior makes sense"'"It most certainly does not!", is probably your first reaction.Parenting and neuroscience expert Robyn Gobbel is here to reveal how all behavior, no matter how baffling, can be explained and remedied. You just need to look past the behavior and understand what's going on inside.Robyn decodes the latest brain science into easy-to-understand principles and metaphors to
... Read more
Audiobook

Too Scared To Cry

A collection of heart-warming and inspiring stories showing the power of a foster mother's love

by Maggie Hartley ...

Narrated by Penelope McDonald ...

Series Audiobook 3 - A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story
Unabridged

5 hours 42 min

Maggie Hartley is one of the UK's most prolific foster mothers. This inspiring collection includes three heartbreaking, true short stories about the children who have passed through Maggie's care.TOO SCARED TO CRYWhen Ben and Damien arrive on Maggie's doorstep, the two toddlers are too scared to speak. More disturbingly still, their baby half-brother Noah is completely unresponsive - he doesn't ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Maggie Hartley is one of the UK's most prolific foster mothers. This inspiring collection includes three heartbreaking, true short stories about the children who have passed through Maggie's care.TOO SCARED TO CRYWhen Ben and Damien arrive on Maggie's doorstep, the two toddlers are too scared to speak. More disturbingly still, their baby half-brother Noah is completely unresponsive - he doesn't
... Read more
Audiobook

Tiny Prisoners

Two siblings trapped in a world of abuse. One woman determined to free them

by Maggie Hartley ...

Narrated by Penelope McDonald ...

Series Audiobook 4 - A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story
Unabridged

7 hours 7 min

Evie and Elliot are scrawny, filthy and wide-eyed with fear when they turn up on foster carer Maggie Hartley's doorstep. Aged just two and three years old, this brother and sister have hardly set foot outside their own home. They have been prisoners, locked in a terrifying world of abuse, violence and neglect.Maggie soon realises that Evie and Elliot are lacking the basic life skills we all take ... Read more

$22.99 USD

Evie and Elliot are scrawny, filthy and wide-eyed with fear when they turn up on foster carer Maggie Hartley's doorstep. Aged just two and three years old, this brother and sister have hardly set foot outside their own home. They have been prisoners, locked in a terrifying world of abuse, violence and neglect.Maggie soon realises that Evie and Elliot are lacking the basic life skills we all take
... Read more
Audiobook

Denied a Mummy

The heartbreaking story of three little children searching for someone to love them

by Maggie Hartley ...

Narrated by Penelope McDonald ...

Series Audiobook 12 - A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story
Unabridged

6 hours 28 min

When Maggie's latest placement arrives on her doorstep, the three young siblings have clearly been through unspeakable traumas in their short lives. Violent, malnourished and showing signs of sexualised behaviour, the two brothers and their big sister have been left to fend for themselves by their drug-addicted parents. Maggie must use all of her skills and experience as a foster carer to help ... Read more

$24.99 USD

When Maggie's latest placement arrives on her doorstep, the three young siblings have clearly been through unspeakable traumas in their short lives. Violent, malnourished and showing signs of sexualised behaviour, the two brothers and their big sister have been left to fend for themselves by their drug-addicted parents. Maggie must use all of her skills and experience as a foster carer to help
... Read more
Audiobook

Sold To Be A Wife

Only a determined foster carer can stop a terrified girl from becoming a child bride

by Maggie Hartley ...

Narrated by Penelope McDonald ...

Series Audiobook 11 - A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story
Unabridged

6 hours 4 min

Fourteen-year-old Shazia has been taken into care after a conversation at school leads her teacher to suspect that the teenager's family are planning to send her to Pakistan for an arranged marriage.To her family's fury, Shazia is sent to live with foster carer Maggie Hartley whilst social services investigate. But with Shazia denying everything and social services unable to find any evidence to ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Fourteen-year-old Shazia has been taken into care after a conversation at school leads her teacher to suspect that the teenager's family are planning to send her to Pakistan for an arranged marriage.To her family's fury, Shazia is sent to live with foster carer Maggie Hartley whilst social services investigate. But with Shazia denying everything and social services unable to find any evidence to
... Read more
Audiobook

A Sister's Shame

The true story of little girls trapped in a cycle of abuse and neglect

by Maggie Hartley ...

Narrated by Penelope McDonald ...

Series Audiobook 20 - A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story
Unabridged

5 hours 41 min

'My heart felt heavy with sadness for these two little girls.'Foster carer Maggie Hartley is used to all manner of children arriving on her doorstep, but nothing can prepare her for sisters Billy and Bo when they arrive at her home. It is clear from the moment she sets eyes on them four-year-old Bo and seven-year-old Billy have clearly been subjected to unimaginable neglect, and it takes all of ... Read more

$24.99 USD

'My heart felt heavy with sadness for these two little girls.'Foster carer Maggie Hartley is used to all manner of children arriving on her doorstep, but nothing can prepare her for sisters Billy and Bo when they arrive at her home. It is clear from the moment she sets eyes on them four-year-old Bo and seven-year-old Billy have clearly been subjected to unimaginable neglect, and it takes all of
... Read more
Audiobook

The Mothers

Five women. Five secrets. One missing husband.

by Sarah J Naughton ...

Narrated by Nicky Diss ...

Unabridged

8 hours 29 min

FROM THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR'Dazzlingly inventive'Sunday Times, Crime Book of the Month'A meticulously plotted exploration of friendship, foe-ship and the lies that bind, which builds to a gripping and powerful conclusion'Cara Hunter**********FIVE WOMEN.They meet at their NCT Group. The only thing they have in common is they're all pr... ... Read more

$24.99 USD

FROM THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR'Dazzlingly inventive'Sunday Times, Crime Book of the Month'A meticulously plotted exploration of friendship, foe-ship and the lies that bind, which builds to a gripping and powerful conclusion'Cara Hunter**********FIVE WOMEN.They meet at their NCT Group. The only thing they have in common is they're all pr...
... Read more
Audiobook

Daddy's Little Soldier

When home is a war zone, who can little Tom trust?

by Maggie Hartley ...

Narrated by Penelope McDonald ...

Series Audiobook 14 - A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story
Unabridged

6 hours 3 min

Quiet and polite, obsessively neat, clean and tidy, eight-year-old Tom is unlike any child Maggie has ever fostered before. Tom has been taken into care following concerns that his dad is struggling to cope after the death of Tom's mum. At first, Maggie doesn't know what to make of this shy, nervous little boy who never cries and is terrified of getting dirty. But as Tom's cleaning rituals start ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Quiet and polite, obsessively neat, clean and tidy, eight-year-old Tom is unlike any child Maggie has ever fostered before. Tom has been taken into care following concerns that his dad is struggling to cope after the death of Tom's mum. At first, Maggie doesn't know what to make of this shy, nervous little boy who never cries and is terrified of getting dirty. But as Tom's cleaning rituals start
... Read more
Audiobook

Behind Closed Doors

The true and heart-breaking story of little Nancy, who holds the secret to a terrible crime

by Maggie Hartley ...

Narrated by Penelope McDonald ...

Series Audiobook 21 - A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story
Unabridged

5 hours 34 min

It's okay, lovely,' I soothed. 'You let it all out.' She sobbed and sobbed as all the fear came tumbling to the surface.Foster carer Maggie Hartley is finally enjoying a well-earned holiday from fostering, savouring time with her brand new baby granddaughter. One night, though, the peace and quiet is interrupted by an urgent call from Social Services. A man has been stabbed, and Social Services ... Read more

$24.99 USD

It's okay, lovely,' I soothed. 'You let it all out.' She sobbed and sobbed as all the fear came tumbling to the surface.Foster carer Maggie Hartley is finally enjoying a well-earned holiday from fostering, savouring time with her brand new baby granddaughter. One night, though, the peace and quiet is interrupted by an urgent call from Social Services. A man has been stabbed, and Social Services
... Read more
Audiobook

Where's My Mummy?

Louisa's heart-breaking true story of family, loss and hope

by Maggie Hartley ...

Narrated by Penelope McDonald ...

Series Audiobook 23 - A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story
Unabridged

5 hours 56 min

'Mum and Dad. Gone?' asked Louisa. 'Yes,' I nodded. 'They're gone.'After a horrific car crash, thirteen-year-old Louisa is left fighting for her life in hospital. She wakes to find that her loving, happy family has been shattered overnight, with both of her parents now dead. With no one to care for her, Louisa is entirely alone.Britain's most-loved foster carer Maggie Hartley is called in to ... Read more

$27.99 USD

'Mum and Dad. Gone?' asked Louisa. 'Yes,' I nodded. 'They're gone.'After a horrific car crash, thirteen-year-old Louisa is left fighting for her life in hospital. She wakes to find that her loving, happy family has been shattered overnight, with both of her parents now dead. With no one to care for her, Louisa is entirely alone.Britain's most-loved foster carer Maggie Hartley is called in to
... Read more
Audiobook

Who Will Love Me Now?

Neglected, unloved and rejected, can Maggie help a little girl desperate for a home to call her own?

by Maggie Hartley ...

Narrated by Penelope McDonald ...

Series Audiobook 1 - A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story
Unabridged

6 hours 47 min

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERAt just ten years old, Kirsty has already suffered a lifetime of heartache and suffering. Neglected by her teenage mother and taken into care, Kirsty thought she had found her forever family when she is fostered by Pat and Mike, who she comes to see as her real mum and dad.But when Pat has a heart attack and collapses in front of her, Kirsty's foster family say it's all ... Read more

$22.99 USD

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERAt just ten years old, Kirsty has already suffered a lifetime of heartache and suffering. Neglected by her teenage mother and taken into care, Kirsty thought she had found her forever family when she is fostered by Pat and Mike, who she comes to see as her real mum and dad.But when Pat has a heart attack and collapses in front of her, Kirsty's foster family say it's all
... Read more
Audiobook

Foster the Family

Encouragement, Hope, and Practical Help for the Christian Foster Parent

by Jamie C. Finn ...

Narrated by Jamie C. Finn ...

Unabridged

7 hours 18 min

There are great rewards that come along with being a foster parent, yet there are also great challenges that can leave you feeling depleted, alone, and discouraged. The many burdens of a foster parent's day—hurting children, struggling biological parents, and a broken system—are only compounded by the many burdens of a foster parent's heart—confusion, anxiety, heartache, anger, and fear.With the ... Read more

$19.99 USD

There are great rewards that come along with being a foster parent, yet there are also great challenges that can leave you feeling depleted, alone, and discouraged. The many burdens of a foster parent's day—hurting children, struggling biological parents, and a broken system—are only compounded by the many burdens of a foster parent's heart—confusion, anxiety, heartache, anger, and fear.With the
... Read more
Audiobook

The Little Ghost Girl

Abused, starved and neglected, little Ruth is desperate for someone to love her

by Maggie Hartley ...

Narrated by Penelope McDonald ...

Series Audiobook 5 - A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story
Unabridged

6 hours 39 min

Ruth was a ghost of a girl when she arrived into foster mother Maggie Hartley's care. Pale, frail and withdrawn, it was clear to Maggie that Ruth had seen and experienced things that no 11-year-old should have to, that she's been conditioned to 'see no evil, speak no evil'. Ruth is in desperate need of help, but can Maggie get through to her and unlock the harrowing secret she carries?Through love ... Read more

$22.99 USD

Ruth was a ghost of a girl when she arrived into foster mother Maggie Hartley's care. Pale, frail and withdrawn, it was clear to Maggie that Ruth had seen and experienced things that no 11-year-old should have to, that she's been conditioned to 'see no evil, speak no evil'. Ruth is in desperate need of help, but can Maggie get through to her and unlock the harrowing secret she carries?Through love
... Read more
Audiobook

Parenting Children of Trauma

The Foster-Adoption Guide to Understanding Attachment Disorder

by Marcy Pusey ...

Narrated by Dana DiAngelo ...

Unabridged

6 hours 4 min

Do you ever feel confused about what went wrong in your foster or adoption story? Are you fearful about the future of your marriage and your children? Do you ever feel overwhelmed and desperate for help?You are not alone.This book is for parents who feel embarrassed by their dashed hopes of adoption and fearful about the future of their marriage and their children.In this book, Marcy Pusey ... Read more

$15.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Do you ever feel confused about what went wrong in your foster or adoption story? Are you fearful about the future of your marriage and your children? Do you ever feel overwhelmed and desperate for help?You are not alone.This book is for parents who feel embarrassed by their dashed hopes of adoption and fearful about the future of their marriage and their children.In this book, Marcy Pusey
... Read more
Audiobook

Unwanted

The care system failed Lara. Will she fail her own child?

by Cathy Glass ...

Narrated by DeNica Fairman ...

Unabridged

7 hours 47 min

Lara was seven when her birth mother died from a drug overdose. With no extended family to look after her, she was put into foster care. The care system failed Lara and now she is failing her son.Lara and her one-year-old son, Arthur, are brought to experienced foster carer, Cathy Glass, by their social worker. Lara has fled an abusive relationship and Arthur has suspected non-accidental injuries. ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Lara was seven when her birth mother died from a drug overdose. With no extended family to look after her, she was put into foster care. The care system failed Lara and now she is failing her son.Lara and her one-year-old son, Arthur, are brought to experienced foster carer, Cathy Glass, by their social worker. Lara has fled an abusive relationship and Arthur has suspected non-accidental injuries.
... Read more
Audiobook

Bjørn

by Iben Mondrup ...

Narrated by Iben Mondrup ...

Series Audiobook 3 - Tabita-trilogien
Unabridged

8 hours 2 min

Bjørn er tredje og sidste bind i den anmelderroste og storsælgende serie om Vittu og Tabita.Tabita er på vej til Upernavik for at blive genforenet med sin mor, Abelone, i den tro, at Abelone er den eneste familie, hun har tilbage i landet. Hun ved ikke, at hendes lillebror, Vittu, som hun i 15 år har troet var død, faktisk er i live og også befinder sig i Grønland.I Humlebæk er Berthel, Tabitas ... Read more

$35.99 USD

Bjørn er tredje og sidste bind i den anmelderroste og storsælgende serie om Vittu og Tabita.Tabita er på vej til Upernavik for at blive genforenet med sin mor, Abelone, i den tro, at Abelone er den eneste familie, hun har tilbage i landet. Hun ved ikke, at hendes lillebror, Vittu, som hun i 15 år har troet var død, faktisk er i live og også befinder sig i Grønland.I Humlebæk er Berthel, Tabitas
... Read more
Audiobook

Christmas Under Three Flags (UNABRIDGED)

by Mary Emily Donelson WILCOX ...

Narrated by Sebastian Arjun ...

Unabridged

1 hour 16 min

This work details personal memories of Mary Emily Donelson Wilcox, adopted granddaughter (acutally grand niece) of Rachel Donelson Jackson, wife of President Andrew Jackson, and assumed to be the first baby born in the White House. The book focuses on three Christmas memories--the first of a Christmas in the White House during the 1830's and Jackson's Presidency; the second, a Christmas in Prussia ... Read more

$4.99 USD

This work details personal memories of Mary Emily Donelson Wilcox, adopted granddaughter (acutally grand niece) of Rachel Donelson Jackson, wife of President Andrew Jackson, and assumed to be the first baby born in the White House. The book focuses on three Christmas memories--the first of a Christmas in the White House during the 1830's and Jackson's Presidency; the second, a Christmas in Prussia
... Read more
Audiobook

Комплект книг Дианы Машковой

by Диана Машкова ...

Narrated by Ксения Бржезовская ...

Series series Азбука семьи
Unabridged

38 hours 56 min

Откройте для себя глубокий и проникновенный мир семейных отношений и детских судеб в этой уникальной серии книг, где каждая история затрагивает самые потаённые уголки человеческой души. Вы познакомитесь с судьбами детей, выросших в детских домах, узнаете об их переживаниях, надеждах и о том, как отсутствие родительской любви влияет на формирование личности. Искренние рассказы позволят вам ... Read more

$14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Откройте для себя глубокий и проникновенный мир семейных отношений и детских судеб в этой уникальной серии книг, где каждая история затрагивает самые потаённые уголки человеческой души. Вы познакомитесь с судьбами детей, выросших в детских домах, узнаете об их переживаниях, надеждах и о том, как отсутствие родительской любви влияет на формирование личности. Искренние рассказы позволят вам
... Read more
Audiobook

Raising Kids and Teens with FASD

Advice and Strategies to Help Your Family to Thrive!

by Barb Clark ...

Narrated by Lauryn Allman ...

Unabridged

7 hours 30 min

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) affects up to 1 in 20 people, and is particularly prevalent among young people in the adoption and fostering system. As a hidden brain injury, FASD can manifest in ways that often lead to challenging behaviors, which can feel overwhelming for caregivers relying on traditional parenting strategies.In this supportive guide, Barb Clark shares her experiences ... Read more

$31.99 USD

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) affects up to 1 in 20 people, and is particularly prevalent among young people in the adoption and fostering system. As a hidden brain injury, FASD can manifest in ways that often lead to challenging behaviors, which can feel overwhelming for caregivers relying on traditional parenting strategies.In this supportive guide, Barb Clark shares her experiences
... Read more

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