19 Best nonfiction books like Damaged: Heartbreaking stories of the kids trapped in Britain's broken care system by Chris Wild

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Damaged: Heartbreaking stories of the kids trapped in Britain's broken care system

By: Chris Wild

4.34

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

'We were just sacks of flesh existing as punchbags for their rage, or toys for their entertainment'…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Damaged: Heartbreaking stories of the kids trapped in Britain's broken care system by Chris Wild , here is a list of 19 books like this:

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1. The Saddest Girl in the World

By: Cathy Glass

4.38

Format: 326 pages, Hardcover

Minimal shelfwear. DJ has a crinkled upper spine and edge only flaw. No markings. Pages are clean a… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
"Donna, like many children who come into care for similar reasons, had assumed the neglect and abuse she'd suffered were the norm. It was taking time for her to realize that the life she'd led wasn't …"

-Cathy Glass, The Saddest Girl in the World

2. Cruel to Be Kind: Saying no can save a child’s life

By: Cathy Glass

4.11

Format: None pages, Paperback

Cruel To Be Kind is the true story of Max, aged 6. He is fostered by Cathy while his mother is in h… read more

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3. Helpless: A True Short Story

By: Rosie Lewis

3.65

Format: None pages,

A dramatic short story from debut author and foster carer Rosie Lewis. A digital-exclusive short st… read more

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4. The Night the Angels Came

By: Cathy Glass

4.15

Format: None pages, Paperback

When Cathy receives a call about a terminally ill widower terrified of leaving his son all alone in… read more

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5. Five Chimneys: A Woman Survivor's True Story of Auschwitz

By: Olga Lengyel

3.91

Format: 385 pages, Paperback

Olga Lengyel tells, frankly and without compromise, one of the most horrifying stories of all time.… read more

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6. The Curfew

By: T.M. Logan

3.98

Format: 456 pages, Kindle Edition

Your son said he was home. WHY DID HE LIE? It's time to preorder the brand new up-all-night thri… read more

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7. Cat Lady

By: Dawn O'Porter

3.89

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

CAT LADY [n.] Single, independent, crazy, aloof, on-the-shelf, lives alone... It’s safer for … read more

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"People who hate cats are like atheists, they cannot get through a conversation without telling you their views. There is such a righteousness that comes with it. You tell someone you have a cat, and …"

-Dawn O'Porter, Cat Lady

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8. Half a World Away

By: Mike Gayle

4.13

Format: 389 pages, Kindle Edition

Strangers living worlds apart. Strangers with nothing in common. But it wasn’t always that way…… read more

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9. Poor: Grit, courage, and the life-changing value of self-belief

By: Katriona O'Sullivan

4.61

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

As the middle of five kids growing up in dire poverty, the odds were low on Katriona O'Sullivan mak… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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10. Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up

By: Alexandra Potter

4.07

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

A funny and heartfelt novel for any woman who wonders how the hell she got here and why life isn't … read more

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"I'm not saying this to be trite or to make you feel better, but believe me when I say this: the people who matter will see you, no matter what."

-Alexandra Potter, Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up

"I don't want to spend whatever time I have left looking backwards. I want to look forwards. To new things. New places. New adventures. Otherwise I'm just living a life where a part of me is missing."

-Alexandra Potter, Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up

"Because sometimes happiness isn't a choice. Sometimes, no matter how hard you try, you can't find joy. Which is why I've decided to stop beating myself up by desperately seeking happiness and give my…"

-Alexandra Potter, Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up

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11. Please Protect Us

By: Toni Maguire

4.53

Format: 370 pages, Kindle Edition

From No.1 bestselling author Toni Maguire comes a new true story of shame, silence, abuse and survi… read more

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12. A Family Torn Apart: Three sisters and a dark secret that threatens to separate them for ever

By: Cathy Glass

4.30

Format: 316 pages, Kindle Edition

Angie, 6, and her sister, Polly, 4, are utterly distraught when they arrive at Cathy’s house, havin… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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13. Unwanted: The care system failed Lara. Will she fail her own child?

By: Cathy Glass

4.41

Format: 312 pages, Kindle Edition

Lara was seven when her birth mother died from a drug overdose. With no extended family to look aft… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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14. Too Scared to Tell

By: Cathy Glass

4.57

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

The true story of a 6-year-old boy with a dreadful secret. Oskar's school teacher raises the ala… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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15. Little Girl Lost

By: Casey Watson

4.59

Format: 283 pages, Kindle Edition

The new fostering memoir from the Sunday Times bestselling author Casey Watson Six-year-old Amel… read more

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  • nonfiction
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16. Neglected: Scared, hungry and alone, Jamey craves affection

By: Cathy Glass

4.54

Format: 310 pages, Kindle Edition

Little Jamey, 2½ years old, is placed with experienced foster carer, Cathy Glass, as an emergency. … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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17. Billy's Story

By: Louise Allen

4.64

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

Foster care expert Louise has trouble on her hands from the first moment that 5-year-old Billy Blac… read more

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  • nonfiction
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18. Why, Father?

By: Toni Maguire

4.49

Format: 299 pages, Kindle Edition

From No.1 bestselling author Toni Maguire comes a new true story of abuse and survival Gerri was… read more

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19. Unsafe: Damian longs for home, but one man stands in his way

By: Cathy Glass

4.33

Format: 299 pages, Kindle Edition

Damian longs for home, but one man stands in his way … Damian is just seven when he is taken in by… read more

Similar categories in Cathy Glass's Unsafe: Damian longs for home, but one man stands in his way book and Chris Wild's Damaged: Heartbreaking stories of the kids trapped in Britain's broken care system

  • nonfiction
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20. Top Girl

By: Danielle Marin

4.22

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Top Girl is the tell-all, true story of a grammar school girl turned drug dealer. Danielle has a s… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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21. That Peckham Boy

By: Kenny Imafidon

4.32

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

For fans of  Poverty Safari  and  Skint Estate ,  That Peckham Boy  is a reallife manifesto calling… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
Cover of Our Georgia: The devastating murder of my daughter by a killer who should have been stopped by Lynnette Williams

22. Our Georgia: The devastating murder of my daughter by a killer who should have been stopped

By: Lynnette Williams

4.50

Format: 252 pages, Kindle Edition

Georgia Williams’ murder at the hands of college pal Jamie Reynolds was a crime that shocked the c… read more

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  • nonfiction
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23. Thrown Away Child

By: Louise Allen

4.46

Format: 285 pages, Kindle Edition

FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR Thrown Away Child is a memoir covering Louise Allen’s abus… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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24. Max and Mia's Story

By: Louise Allen

4.53

Format: 278 pages, Kindle Edition

From the bestselling author of the Thrown Away Children series comes another heartbreaking story of… read more

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25. The Lady in the Bay Window: A true story of a haunted Sheffield home

By: William C. Grave

4.42

Format: 153 pages, Kindle Edition

Welcome to the world of paranormal activity in a residential home. In 'The Lady in the Bay Window,'… read more

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  • nonfiction
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26. Please Don't Take Mummy Away

By: Maggie Hartley

4.62

Format: 231 pages, Kindle Edition

'I think this is one of the best books I have read by Maggie Hartley' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amazon reader reviewTHE… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Nobody Loves Me: Bobby’s true story of neglect, secrets and abuse by Maggie Hartley

27. Nobody Loves Me: Bobby’s true story of neglect, secrets and abuse

By: Maggie Hartley

4.69

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

'Wow! I did not want this book to end. This story was unlike any other' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amazon reader review'… read more

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28. Damaged: Heartbreaking stories of the kids trapped in Britain's broken care system

By: Chris Wild

4.34

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

'We were just sacks of flesh existing as punchbags for their rage, or toys for their entertainment'… read more

Similar categories in Chris Wild's Damaged: Heartbreaking stories of the kids trapped in Britain's broken care system book and Chris Wild's Damaged: Heartbreaking stories of the kids trapped in Britain's broken care system

  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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29. The Girl and the Ghosts

By: Angela Hart

4.42

Format: 364 pages, Kindle Edition

The Girl and the Ghosts is the third book from well-loved foster carer and Sunday Times bestselling… read more

Similar categories in Angela Hart's The Girl and the Ghosts book and Chris Wild's Damaged: Heartbreaking stories of the kids trapped in Britain's broken care system

  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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30. Will You Help Me?: Ralph’s true story of abuse, secrets and lies

By: Maggie Hartley

4.81

Format: 231 pages, Kindle Edition

'Please help me,' he said in a small voice. 'Will you help me?'Six-year-old Ralph has only been i… read more

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  • nonfiction
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31. Helpless: Are Riley and his two little siblings in danger?

By: Cathy Glass

4.44

Format: 315 pages, Kindle Edition

The 32nd fostering memoir from international bestseller Cathy Glass Struggling to cope with three … read more

Similar categories in Cathy Glass's Helpless: Are Riley and his two little siblings in danger? book and Chris Wild's Damaged: Heartbreaking stories of the kids trapped in Britain's broken care system

  • nonfiction

11 must-read memoir books like Damaged: Heartbreaking stories of the kids trapped in Britain's broken care system by Chris Wild

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Cathy Glass

4.38

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Poor: Grit, courage, and the life-changing value of self-belief

Katriona O'Sullivan

4.61

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A Family Torn Apart: Three sisters and a dark secret that threatens to separate them for ever

Cathy Glass

4.30

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Cathy Glass

4.41

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Tiny Prisoners

Maggie Hartley

4.51

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Behind Closed Doors: The true and heart-breaking story of little Nancy, who holds the secret to a terrible crime

Maggie Hartley

4.67

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Little Girl Lost

Casey Watson

4.59

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Maggie Hartley

4.43

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