Daddy's Little Soldier: When home is a war zone, who can little Tom trust?

Maggie Hartley

Apr 2019 · Sold by Trapeze

About this ebook

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 to get more extreme, Maggie fears that there's something more sinister going on beneath the surface.

When she meets Tom's dad Mark, a stern ex-soldier and strict disciplinarian, it's clear that Tom's life at home without his mummy has been a constant battlefield. Can Maggie help Mark to raise a son and not a soldier? Or is little Tom going to lose his daddy too?

A true story of hope from Sunday Times bestselling author Maggie Hartley, a foster carer for over 20 years.

'Such a moving story' 5* Amazon reader review

Ratings and reviews

i loved this book. i found it to be very emotional or atleast to me it was very emotional i read this book in one day and i found my self a few times crying .. towards the end of the book i was sobbing. i think its a great book.

I really enjoyed this book, it really sheds light on what children go through when tragedy strikes or whatever the situation may be, keep up the good work.

A well written story of love, kindness and compassion. I love reading them and cant wait to hear about Louisa and Maggie's next chapters.

About the author

Maggie Hartley has fostered more than 300 children while being a foster carer for over twenty years. Taking on the children other carers often can't cope with, Maggie helps children that are deemed 'unadoptable' because of their behaviour or the extreme trauma that they've been through. She's looked after refugees, supported children through sexual abuse and violence court cases, cared for teenagers on remand and taught young mums how to parent their newborn babies.

You can find her on Facebook at /MaggieHartleyAuthor, where she would love to hear from you.