Nonfiction by Louise Allen
This is a memoir of the harrowing-childhood variety. Louise and her brother William were foster kids taken in by a woman called Barbara, who tied them to their beds at night and often starved them. Meanwhile, there was Kevin, a boy a few years older whom Barbara also looked after; Kevin had plenty to eat, was treated well, and was never punished.
Although Louise was raised by an abusive foster mother, she was apparently able to grow up to be a good foster mother herself. There are other books in the series about children she has helped; I plan to look for them. This story was both terrible and fascinating.
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