Toni Maguire

Abandoned Child tells the harrowing yet eventually uplifting story of Amy's life. Amy had a happy childhood until the death of her mother when she was 10. Her father became an abusive alcoholic, and she was quickly abandoned by him, given money so she would leave the house and leave him alone. And disappear she did— to drug dens, with...

How does an abusive childhood lead you into the world of drug dealers and addiction? When Marc was a small child, his father committed suicide. When his mother remarried, Marc thought his life was going to be OK, but he could never have imagined just what was going to happen... Unloved is Marc's powerful story of sinking into the depths...

'This compassionate biography will tug at your heartstrings' Joanne Owen, LoveReading From bestselling author, Toni Maguire, comes a new story of trauma and survival. After sharing her own stories of childhood trauma and survival in her bestselling Don't Tell Mummy and When Daddy Comes Home memoirs, Toni Maguire now writes to give voice to others who've been through comparable experiences,...

Unlike people with carefree previous lives, I packed away my past. There are some memories labelled 'Look at', and others 'Leave well alone'... Emily Smith was held in a prison of fear for ten years. When she was four, her father left and a new man was brought into her life. He loved her, he kept telling her so, but...