In modern London the walker can still visit the church where Lydia Bennett married Wickham, stroll with Elinor Dashwood in Kensington Palace Gardens or imagine they follow Jane Austen's naval officer brothers as they stride down Whitehall to the Admiralty.
"Stella is just like a tiny bird. This is my first impression of her. A quiet little sparrow of a girl." In her brand new series 'Thrown Away Children', Louise Allen shares the harrowing... Læs mere
A memoir covering Louise Allen’s abusive childhood in a foster home, how she survived and how she hopes to right old wrongs now by fostering children herself and campaigning for the improvement of foster care services.
Details the routes, proprietors and coaching inns, the customers and why they chose to travel, and also the perils of early road travel, including highwaymen.
When foster mum Louise takes in little Abby, her challenging behaviour soon turns the household upside down. How can one six-year-old unleash such a whirlwind of emotional and physical... Læs mere
Louise is called up again to step in and help young Sky. From the author of the foster care series – Thrown Away Children – comes a new challenge and a precious life to save.
Foster care expert Louise has trouble on her hands from the first moment that 5-year-old Billy Blackthorn comes to stay. It is only as Louise begins to uncover the secrets of Billy's dark past that she begins to understand what made his family 'untouchable'.
Money isn't enough to paper over the problems when a wealthy family falls apart at a shocking pace. This is a foster-caring experience like no other, and one which tests Louise's emotional strength to the core.
Louise gets a frantic call to take in a damaged and destructive young girl - Sparkle. Separated from her siblings, Sparkle is hostile and angry. She soon begins to identify as pansexual.... Læs mere
Marilyn inherits her parents' fascination for Marilyn Monroe and develops an obsession with her... Læs mere