Broken: A traumatised girl. Her troubled brother. Their shocking secret.
Written by Rosie Lewis
Narrated by Madeline Gould
4.5/5
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About this audiobook
Nine-year-old Archie and his five-year-old sister, Bobbi, are taken into emergency police protective custody after an incident of domestic violence at their family home.
Rosie collects the children from their out-of-hours foster carer on New Year’s Day and instantly recognises Archie from a domestic violence workshop she helped with. Rosie remembers that when asked what he enjoyed most about the course, Archie said: ‘the biscuits’.
Social workers are concerned that Archie and Bobbi have been neglected. As Rosie gets to know the children, she begins to suspect that something far more disturbing lies in their past.
Archie, jovial and polite, bats away Rosie’s attempts to talk to him about anything serious with witty one-liners and sophisticated distractions. Bobbi reacts violently, lashing out and throwing herself around. Rosie has never seen a child as young a Bobbi behaving so viciously, but it is Archie she is most concerned about as the weeks go by.
After a worrying incident at school, Archie tearfully discloses the truth – a shocking secret that has left him and his sister traumatised. Horrified at what she learns, Rosie is determined to help the young siblings find a forever-home that will provide them with the love and care they deserve.
Rosie Lewis
Rosie Lewis is a full-time foster carer. She has been working in this field for over a decade. Before that, she worked in the special units team in the police force. Based in northern England, Rosie writes under a pseudonym to protect the identities of the children she looks after.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Rosie Lewis is absolutely awesome, the care she provides for her own children and foster children is remarkable. Truely inspirational
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5What a brilliant audio book and so easy to listen to and understand.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great book! Very interesting! I couldn’t put the book down.