Adoption in Family & Relationships & Nonfiction Audiobooks

Audiobook

Marilyn's Story

Thrown Away Children Book 9

by Louise Allen ...

Narrated by Melanie Crawley ...

Series Audiobook 9 - Thrown Away Children
Unabridged

8 hours 22 min

An unhealthy obsession and a dark secret spell trouble for Louise in a disturbing case...A baby is named ‘Marilyn’ after the Hollywood legend, Norma Jean.Marilyn inherits her parents’ fascination for Marilyn Monroe and develops an obsession with her alter-ego. She wears red lipstick and emulates the curvy, platinum-blond film star from a very young age.When her family is torn apart by tragedy, she ... Read more

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An unhealthy obsession and a dark secret spell trouble for Louise in a disturbing case...A baby is named ‘Marilyn’ after the Hollywood legend, Norma Jean.Marilyn inherits her parents’ fascination for Marilyn Monroe and develops an obsession with her alter-ego. She wears red lipstick and emulates the curvy, platinum-blond film star from a very young age.When her family is torn apart by tragedy, she
... Read more
Audiobook

My Husband's Child

A BRAND NEW captivating story of the power of a mother's love from BESTSELLER Lisa Timoney for 2026

by Lisa Timoney ...

Narrated by Julie Maisey ...

Unabridged

8 hours

A totally gripping, heartbreaking and suspenseful read, that readers of Jodi Picoult, Jojo Moyes, and Emma Robinson will love. She’s the child you love… but someone believes she shouldn’t be yoursKatie loves her 6-year-old stepdaughter Maisie with all her heart. The time they spend together, the feel of the little girl’s hand in her own, means everything to her, especially after she discovers she ... Read more

$35.03 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

A totally gripping, heartbreaking and suspenseful read, that readers of Jodi Picoult, Jojo Moyes, and Emma Robinson will love. She’s the child you love… but someone believes she shouldn’t be yoursKatie loves her 6-year-old stepdaughter Maisie with all her heart. The time they spend together, the feel of the little girl’s hand in her own, means everything to her, especially after she discovers she
... Read more
Audiobook

The Girls Who Went Away

The Hidden History of Women Who Surrendered Children for Adoption in the Decades Before Roe v. Wade

by Ann Fessler ...

Narrated by Coleen Marlo ...

Unabridged

12 hours 38 min

In this deeply moving and myth-shattering work, Ann Fessler brings out into the open for the first time the astonishing untold history of the million and a half women who surrendered children for adoption due to enormous family and social pressure in the decades before Roe v. Wade. An adoptee who was herself surrendered during those years and recently made contact with her mother, Fessler ... Read more

$24.99 CAD

In this deeply moving and myth-shattering work, Ann Fessler brings out into the open for the first time the astonishing untold history of the million and a half women who surrendered children for adoption due to enormous family and social pressure in the decades before Roe v. Wade. An adoptee who was herself surrendered during those years and recently made contact with her mother, Fessler
... Read more
Audiobook

Before and After

The Incredible Real-Life Stories of Orphans Who Survived the Tennessee Children's Home Society

by Lisa Wingate, Judy Christie ...

Narrated by Emily Rankin ...

Unabridged

7 hours 56 min

The compelling, poignant true stories of victims of a notorious adoption scandal—some of whom learned the truth from Lisa Wingate’s bestselling novel Before We Were Yours and were reunited with birth family members as a result of its wide reachFrom the 1920s to 1950, Georgia Tann ran a black-market baby business at the Tennessee Children’s Home Society in Memphis. She offered up more than 5,000 ... Read more

$23.99 CAD

The compelling, poignant true stories of victims of a notorious adoption scandal—some of whom learned the truth from Lisa Wingate’s bestselling novel Before We Were Yours and were reunited with birth family members as a result of its wide reachFrom the 1920s to 1950, Georgia Tann ran a black-market baby business at the Tennessee Children’s Home Society in Memphis. She offered up more than 5,000
... Read more
Audiobook

Where Has Mummy Gone?

A young girl and a mother who no longer knows her

by Cathy Glass ...

Narrated by Denica Fairman ...

Unabridged

8 hours 41 min

The true story of Melody, aged 8, the last of five siblings to be taken from her drug dependent single mother and brought into care.When Cathy is told about Melody’s terrible childhood, she is sure she’s heard it all before. But it isn’t long before she feels there is more going on than she or the social services are aware of. Although Melody is angry at having to leave her mother, as many ... Read more

$30.99 CAD

The true story of Melody, aged 8, the last of five siblings to be taken from her drug dependent single mother and brought into care.When Cathy is told about Melody’s terrible childhood, she is sure she’s heard it all before. But it isn’t long before she feels there is more going on than she or the social services are aware of. Although Melody is angry at having to leave her mother, as many
... 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

$30.99 CAD

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

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

$34.99 CAD

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

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

$30.99 CAD

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

Girl Alone

Joss came home from school to discover her father’s suicide. Angry and hurting, she’s out of control.

by Cathy Glass ...

Narrated by Denica Fairman ...

Unabridged

8 hours 58 min

Aged nine Joss came home from school to discover her father's suicide. She's never gotten over it.This is the true story of Joss, 13 who is angry and out of control. At the age of nine, Joss finds her father’s dead body. He has committed suicide. Then her mother remarries and Joss bitterly resents her step-father who abuses her mentally and physically.Cathy takes Joss under her wing but will she ... Read more

$34.99 CAD

Aged nine Joss came home from school to discover her father's suicide. She's never gotten over it.This is the true story of Joss, 13 who is angry and out of control. At the age of nine, Joss finds her father’s dead body. He has committed suicide. Then her mother remarries and Joss bitterly resents her step-father who abuses her mentally and physically.Cathy takes Joss under her wing but will she
... 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

$27.99 CAD 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

Finding Baby Holly

Lost to a Cult, Surviving My Parents' Murders, and Saved by Prayer

by Holly Marie ...

Narrated by Stephanie Richardson ...

Unabridged

6 hours 42 min

Holly Marie was forty-two years old the day she found out she was missing.At ten months old, Holly Marie was brought to the door of a church by three barefoot women in white robes and head coverings. Adopted by the pastor and raised in a loving Christian home, Holly nevertheless struggled with the ache of not knowing what had happened to her biological parents. She still felt their absence even as ... Read more

$32.99 CAD

Holly Marie was forty-two years old the day she found out she was missing.At ten months old, Holly Marie was brought to the door of a church by three barefoot women in white robes and head coverings. Adopted by the pastor and raised in a loving Christian home, Holly nevertheless struggled with the ache of not knowing what had happened to her biological parents. She still felt their absence even as
... 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

$34.99 CAD

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

The Sisters

An absolutely gripping psychological thriller you won't be able to put down

by John Nicholl ...

Narrated by Deryn Edwards ...

Unabridged

6 hours 49 min

The darkly compelling and unputdownable crime thriller from the UK Top 50 bestseller John Nicholl‘A dark, gritty, and compulsive read’ Daily ExpressNineteen-year-old Sally is battered and bruised, and lying in the hospital once again. It’s nothing new, it’s happened before and it’ll happen again.But when DI Laura Kesey introduces Sally to a new social worker, she finds hope at a local women’s ... Read more

$35.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

The darkly compelling and unputdownable crime thriller from the UK Top 50 bestseller John Nicholl‘A dark, gritty, and compulsive read’ Daily ExpressNineteen-year-old Sally is battered and bruised, and lying in the hospital once again. It’s nothing new, it’s happened before and it’ll happen again.But when DI Laura Kesey introduces Sally to a new social worker, she finds hope at a local women’s
... 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

$34.99 CAD

'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

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

$34.99 CAD

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

Mummy Told Me Not to Tell

The true story of a troubled boy with a dark secret

by Cathy Glass ...

Narrated by Denica Fairman ...

Unabridged

8 hours 55 min

ONE REMARKABLE WOMAN.OVER 30 YEARS OF FOSTERING.THE STORY OF ONE CHILD SHE COULD NEVER FORGET.The true story of a troubled boy with a dark secret…Seven-year-old Reece is the last of six siblings to be taken into foster care. He can't cope with school and is often excluded for his violent and aggressive outbursts. But behind that anger is a kind little boy with secrets – he's just too scared ... ... Read more

$34.99 CAD

ONE REMARKABLE WOMAN.OVER 30 YEARS OF FOSTERING.THE STORY OF ONE CHILD SHE COULD NEVER FORGET.The true story of a troubled boy with a dark secret…Seven-year-old Reece is the last of six siblings to be taken into foster care. He can't cope with school and is often excluded for his violent and aggressive outbursts. But behind that anger is a kind little boy with secrets – he's just too scared ...
... 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

$30.99 CAD

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

A Baby’s Cry

by Cathy Glass ...

Narrated by Denica Fairman ...

Unabridged

9 hours 16 min

What could cause a mother to believe that giving away her newborn baby is her only option? Cathy Glass is about to find out. From author of Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller Damaged comes a harrowing and moving memoir about tiny Harrison, left in Cathy’s care, and the potentially fatal family secret of his beginnings.When Cathy is first asked to foster one-day old Harrison her only ... Read more

$34.99 CAD

What could cause a mother to believe that giving away her newborn baby is her only option? Cathy Glass is about to find out. From author of Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller Damaged comes a harrowing and moving memoir about tiny Harrison, left in Cathy’s care, and the potentially fatal family secret of his beginnings.When Cathy is first asked to foster one-day old Harrison her only
... Read more
Audiobook

Careless

Longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2022

by Kirsty Capes ...

Narrated by Amber Gadd ...

Unabridged

9 hours 7 min

**Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2022!**A COSMOPOLITAN, BBC, STYLIST, DAILY MAIL, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING and GUARDIAN BEST BOOK PICK!'Astounding. Heart-breaking but hopeful, and a fresh new voice' PANDORA SYKES'Moving and beautifully written' LIBBY PAGE'A rare new talent' THE GUARDIAN'A... ... Read more

$34.99 CAD

**Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2022!**A COSMOPOLITAN, BBC, STYLIST, DAILY MAIL, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING and GUARDIAN BEST BOOK PICK!'Astounding. Heart-breaking but hopeful, and a fresh new voice' PANDORA SYKES'Moving and beautifully written' LIBBY PAGE'A rare new talent' THE GUARDIAN'A...
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Audiobook

Hidden

Betrayed, Exploited and Forgotten. How One Boy Overcame the Odds.

by Cathy Glass ...

Narrated by Denica Fairman ...

Unabridged

9 hours 20 min

ONE REMARKABLE WOMANOVER 30 YEARS OF FOSTERINGCARER TO MORE THAN 150 CHILDRENBetrayed. Exploited. Forgotten.Can one boy overcome the odds stacked against him?Tayo was surprisingly well-spoken boy when he arrived at Cathy's but something about his story didn't add up. Tayo has no past. Without a clear history, it would take time and persistence to discover the truth of Tayo's life bef... ... Read more

$34.99 CAD

ONE REMARKABLE WOMANOVER 30 YEARS OF FOSTERINGCARER TO MORE THAN 150 CHILDRENBetrayed. Exploited. Forgotten.Can one boy overcome the odds stacked against him?Tayo was surprisingly well-spoken boy when he arrived at Cathy's but something about his story didn't add up. Tayo has no past. Without a clear history, it would take time and persistence to discover the truth of Tayo's life bef...
... Read more
Audiobook

A Mother's Sacrifice

The most moving and page-turning saga you'll read this year

by Jennie Felton ...

Narrated by Patience Tomlinson ...

Unabridged

15 hours 42 min

'One of the nation's favourite saga writers' Lancashire PostIn the grand tradition of Josephine Cox, Dilly Court and Rosie Goodwin, comes a powerfully heartrending new saga from Jennie Felton. A Mother's Sacrifice is a story of family secrets, romance, and triumph in adversity.Will she be able to save her chil... ... Read more

$34.99 CAD

'One of the nation's favourite saga writers' Lancashire PostIn the grand tradition of Josephine Cox, Dilly Court and Rosie Goodwin, comes a powerfully heartrending new saga from Jennie Felton. A Mother's Sacrifice is a story of family secrets, romance, and triumph in adversity.Will she be able to save her chil...
... Read more
Audiobook

Exploited

A young girl trapped in a world of abuse and fear. Can the love of a foster mother set her free?

by Maggie Hartley ...

Narrated by Penelope McDonald ...

Series Audiobook 17 - A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story
Unabridged

5 hours 44 min

'He said he loved me.'Fourteen-year-old Hannah comes to live with foster carer Maggie Hartley after her mum pleads with Social Services to take her into care, unable to cope with her daughter anymore. Previously a good student, a loving daughter and sister, Hannah is now playing truant, drinking, and taking drugs. Angry and mistrustful, it seems that nobody can reach this troubled teenager.Maggie ... Read more

$34.99 CAD

'He said he loved me.'Fourteen-year-old Hannah comes to live with foster carer Maggie Hartley after her mum pleads with Social Services to take her into care, unable to cope with her daughter anymore. Previously a good student, a loving daughter and sister, Hannah is now playing truant, drinking, and taking drugs. Angry and mistrustful, it seems that nobody can reach this troubled teenager.Maggie
... 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

$38.99 CAD

'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

Twice the Family

A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Sisterhood

by Julie Ryan McGue ...

Narrated by Katie Hagaman ...

Unabridged

14 hours 13 min

Growing up as an adoptee and identical twin, Julie McGue will take you on her journey for identity and individuality, searching for answers through tragedy and adversity.“A heartfelt exploration of connection, community, and the unbreakable bond between sisters . . . Her journey beautifully reminds us of the strength we find within ourselves as we seek to uncover where we truly belong.”— Simone ... Read more

$24.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Growing up as an adoptee and identical twin, Julie McGue will take you on her journey for identity and individuality, searching for answers through tragedy and adversity.“A heartfelt exploration of connection, community, and the unbreakable bond between sisters . . . Her journey beautifully reminds us of the strength we find within ourselves as we seek to uncover where we truly belong.”— Simone
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