02263nam a2200325 i 4500 OSt 20200707040640.0 200618t20182018enk gr 000 0 eng d 9780008242800 RM 33.80 paperback. PPAK PPAK eng rda 362.734092 23 362.734092 LEW G Lewis, Rosie, author. Broken / ROSIE LEWIS. London, U.K. : Harper Element, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2018 ©2018 vi, 303 pages : 20 cm rdacontent text rdamedia unmediated rdacarrier volume 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. Lewis, Rosie. Lewis, Rosie Family. Adoptive parents Great Britain. Adopted children Great Britain. Foster children Great Britain. Abused children Great Britain. Detective and mystery stories. ddc B 177751 177751 0 0 PPAK G 2020-07-13 362.734092 LEW A01645227 2020-07-13 00:00:00 B 0 0 SP G 2020-07-13 2 1 362.734092 LEW A01645228 2022-06-07 00:00:00 2022-05-28 B 0 0 JT G 2020-07-13 362.734092 LEW A01645229 2020-07-13 00:00:00 B 0 0 KM G 2020-07-13 362.734092 LEW A01645230 2020-07-13 00:00:00 B