Willow's Story cover art

Willow's Story

Thrown Away Children

 Preview
LIMITED TIME OFFER

3 months free
Try for £0.00
£8.99/mo thereafter. Renews automatically. Terms apply. Offer ends 31 July 2025 at 23:59 GMT.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for £8.99/mo after 3 months. Cancel monthly.

Willow's Story

By: Louise Allen
Narrated by: Melanie Crawley
Try for £0.00

£8.99/mo after 3 months. Offer ends 31 July 2025 23:59 GMT. Cancel monthly.

Buy Now for £13.99

Buy Now for £13.99

Confirm Purchase
Pay using card ending in
Switch payment method
By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. Please see our Privacy Notice, Cookies Notice and Interest-based Ads Notice.
Cancel

About this listen

A young girl's life is shadowed by secrets and lies...

When Willow arrives in the Allen household, curious things begin to happen.

Who is the strange child dressed in outlandish clothes who refuses a mobile phone? What are the mysterious allegations that have been made about her?

Determined to find out Louise gets more than she bargained for, as she unravels the truth about Willow's family background and uncovers some distressing secrets.

©2024 Louise Allen (P)2024 W. F. Howes Ltd Abuse Child Abuse Dysfunctional Families Parenting & Families Relationships

Listeners also enjoyed...

 Stella's Story cover art
Thrown Away Child cover art
Denied a Mummy cover art
A Family Friend cover art
This Isn't Love cover art
Not My Fault cover art
The Letter cover art
The Silent Witness cover art
Groomed cover art
Mummy's Little Soldier: A Troubled Child. An Absent Mum. A Shocking Secret. cover art
Little Girl Lost cover art
A Boy Without Hope cover art
Silenced cover art
Helpless cover art
Runaway Girl cover art
A Dark Secret cover art
All stars
Most relevant  
The book was extremely well written and your heart broke when listening to it. The book was written with heart. can't recommend it enough!!!!!

Amazing child

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Tremendously distressing at times, it shines a light on the cunning of predators and how they succeed in their ultimate goal and the almost inevitable result this has for the individual and those around them.

A huge story

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Louise, Mike & Family! You're all an inspiration and continue to do amazing work. I know in the future you will reconnect with Willow and see how you love, kindness & patients supported her. Xx

Heartbreaking

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I feel so much for Willow, sorry she couldn't manage to find peace along her path to recovery and in life.
I'm sorry Louise for you and your family that you couldn't get closure.
beautifully written and beautifully read x

Beautifully written as always.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Love all these books from Louise. Totally Recommend all of her books. Give it a go.

Louise Allen

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Louise, you have a gift, which is fortified by your depth of knowledge and training.

When I listened to this, my heart melted at the way in which you love all, just as though they are your own. Willow was able to live in the warmth of this love, and I had tears at every account of the way in which you loved her; calling her 'my little darling', how she would put her head on your shoulder.... the trust she eventually was able to put in you.... disclosing something so unfathomably horrid. But the most tears I've ever cried at any of your memoirs, was the outcome of this story. Oh my ... please God keep this beautiful child safe, until you can one day be together again.

The saddest story I've ever heard...

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I highly recommend this audiobook, though it is shocking to hear how social services are failing to protect and act in the best interests of vulnerable children such as Willow. I like that Louise speaks her mind and is willing to challenge the system and status quo. We need more people to speak up and raise awareness so that changes can be made. I don’t want to reveal too much to prospective listeners but it sounds like the decisions taken in Willow’s care were more about protecting the local authority rather than in the best interest of the child. I am deeply saddened by this story. I highly recommend this book- it is eye-opening, well written and also well-performed as an audiobook.

Heartbreaking

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Another brilliant listen. I do love the way these books are laid out, with the background story giving the insight. Have learnt so much from Louise. As sad as the stories can be , always an interesting read/listen.

The narration and story. Gripping.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
How very sad Willows story was and all because the people who were supposed to look after children's welfare are it seems more interested in not being sued. Well for one Rupert should definitely not had a promotion for how badly he handed thing's, he should have been accountable for saying thing's in front of Willow that were for Louise and him to discuss privately. As for sending Willow away from the people she loved was cruel and heartless, she certainly wasn't safe in this unit. My conclusion is child welfare needs a complete overall just a few weeks ago a little girl had been beaten for years and the social workers didn't notice it was going on & she ended up dead. I think they are so wrapped up with trying no to upset the adults they are missing the point of what their job is Thank god for carer's like Louise who are not afraid to stand up & shout how broken this system is

Willow story

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I have listened to all of Louise Allen’s books and I don’t usually leave reviews but this one was by far the most powerful and honest. It really portrayed the foster journey from every single angle. The only one to make me cry - Willow, wherever you are now, you truly are amazing, as are you Louise for fighting the fight and always having the children at the forefront of everything you do.

Insightful and respectfully read

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
See more reviews