Louise Allen
Sunday Times Bestselling Author and Artist
Campaigner for children in the care system
A major new voice in the inspirational memoir genre
New release: Sky's Story
Published by Welbeck
When Sky and her older sister Avril were taken into care, the social workers knew this was a case like no other. Raised by troubled parents who hoarded compulsively, creating horrific conditions no child should live in, the two girls arrived at foster carer Louise's home, neglected, malnourished, and indoctrinated. Louise had to draw on all of her experience as one of Britain's leading foster carers to rehabilitate and change the course of their lives.
But with constant attempts to thwart her work, Louise ends up under siege in her own home. Will she succeed or is their fate sealed forever?
See Louise on Steph's Packed Lunch, Channel 4
(04.05.2022)
How to Adopt a Child
Published by Vermilion / Penguin
As featured in motherandbaby.co.uk View
Latest Reviews
Louise's experience from both sides of the adoption process will help parents understand the potential challenges as well as the joys of adopting children.
Kim S. Golding CBE Clinical Psychologist
This book leaves you fully informed, fully armed, fully prepared to offer the support, the healing and love that will be needed.
Helen Bonnick Holes in the Wall
From coping with childhood trauma to compiling a life story for your child, this book is a practical handbook that offers useful advice for adopters at every stage of the journey.
We Are Family link
A very moving, passionate and a clear guide which all adopters would benefit from. It is packed full of important ideas, lots of excellent information and refreshingly good and sound advice.
Jay Vaughan CEO Family Futures
I can not recommend this brilliant book highly enough, its an original. It helps adopters to navigate a complex, imperfect and sometime conflicted system, helps them advocate for themselves and their children which in turn provides the safe strong foundation for a successful adoption
Sarah Anderson Tandem Carer Services
This book provides you with a straight talking, practical journey through the whole adoption process. It cuts through the typical marketing gloss surrounding adoption and explains the process logically and sequentially. This book is well worth a read for those embarking on the adoption process.
Maria Catterick FASD Network UK
As featured in the Independent View
As featured in the Independent View
BBC Radio 4 Saturday Live guest Listen
BBC Radio 4 — Front Row
Interview talking about my book Thrown Away Child, how Art saved my life and my recent painting of my birth mother.
Recorded on location at BBC Radio 4 studios and Tate Britain. Presented by Stig Abell.