Billy's Story

 Nonfiction by Louise Allen.

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After the last book I read by this author (see below), I thought there couldn't be a more outrageous foster-child origin story than that one. But this one is at least as strange!

Billy's family of origin is a weird cult-like compound led by an autocratic patriarch, in which there are twenty-six (!!) siblings with various mothers (and possibly even various fathers). How will foster carer Louise Allen help this poor little five-year-old?

I have enjoyed all of Louise Allen's books, although she can tend to spend too much time "on the soapbox" when I'd rather focus on the story. However, I understand she is passionate about the issue of child protection so I'll forgive her.

I also read recently by this author: Sky's Story