Maggie Hartley books

Maggie Hartley is a Sunday Times bestselling British foster carer and author who has written more than two dozen memoirs about the children she has looked after during her twenty-plus year career.

Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Tiny Prisoners 2016 Buy
The Ghost Girl 2016 Buy
A Family For Christmas 2016 Buy
Too Young to be a Mum 2017 Buy
Who Will Love Me Now? 2017 Buy
The Girl No One Wanted 2017 Buy
Battered, Broken, Healed 2018 Buy
Sold To Be A Wife 2018 Buy
Too Scared To Cry 2018 Buy
Denied a Mummy 2018 Buy
A Desperate Cry for Help 2019 Buy
Daddy’s Little Soldier 2019 Buy
Please Don’t Take My Sisters 2019 Buy
Not To Blame 2020 Buy
Groomed to be a Bride 2021 Buy
Exploited 2021 Buy
The Lost Boy 2021 Buy
A Sister’s Shame 2021 Buy
Behind Closed Doors 2022 Buy
Please Give My Baby Back 2022 Buy
Where’s My Mummy 2023 Buy
Nobody Loves Me 2023 Buy
Will You Help Me? 2024 Buy
A Sister for Christmas 2024 Buy
Don’t Leave Me Here 2025 Buy
Is It My Fault Mummy? 1970 Buy

Non-Fiction

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Please Don’t Take Mummy Away 2024 Buy
Please Help My Mummy 2025 Buy

Maggie Hartley is a British foster carer who has looked after more than 300 children during her career. She began writing about her experiences to share the real stories of the children in the care system, and her books have made her a Sunday Times bestselling author.

Her memoirs cover a wide range of fostering situations, from children escaping abuse and neglect to teenagers on remand and young refugees. Each book tells the story of a specific child or group of siblings, with names and details changed to protect their identities. Hartley has published over twenty-five books, beginning with Tiny Prisoners in 2016.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Maggie Hartley written?

Maggie Hartley has written 28 books across two series.

What was Maggie Hartley's first book?

Maggie Hartley’s first book is Is It My Fault Mummy?, published in 1970.

How many children has Maggie Hartley fostered?

Hartley has fostered more than 300 children over a career spanning more than twenty years. She specializes in children considered difficult to place, including those who have experienced extreme trauma, abuse, or neglect.

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