Daddy's Little Soldier

When Home Is a War Zone, Who Can Little Tom Trust?

By: Maggie Hartley

Narrated by: Penelope McDonald

Quiet and polite, obsessively neat, clean and tidy, eight-year-old Tom is unlike any child Maggie has ever fostered before. Tom has been taken into care following concerns that his dad is struggling to cope after the death of Tom's mum. At first, Maggie doesn't know what to make of this shy, nervous little boy who never cries and is terrified of getting dirty. But as Tom's cleaning rituals start to get more extreme, Maggie fears that there's something more sinister going on beneath the surface.

When she meets Tom's dad Mark, a stern ex-soldier and strict disciplinarian, it's clear that Tom's life at home without his mummy has been a constant battlefield. Can Maggie help Mark to raise a son and not a soldier? Or is little Tom going to lose his daddy too?

A true story of hope from Sunday Times bestselling author Maggie Hartley, a foster carer for over 20 years.

©2019 Maggie Hartley (P)2019 Orion Publishing Group

Never Disappointed

This series has been consistently a winner at our house. We have now listened to all of them. It really hold the interest. I wonder about the characters when I’m not listening. It’s like visiting a familiar friend.

Yawning

Sorry, while I appreciate the work the author does with with foster children, I just don't think the story is "book-worthy "
This book was, in my eyes, much too predictable. Needs at least one plot twist or jaw dropper.