Behind Closed Doors
by Polly Curtis
Polly Curtis’s Behind Closed Doors is a deeply researched and emotionally resonant examination of Britain’s children’s care system. Through powerful case studies and interviews, Curtis uncovers how thousands of vulnerable children are failed by the institutions meant to protect them. Her writing is compassionate yet unflinching, exposing a fragmented system where overstretched workers struggle against impossible odds. Curtis balances individual stories with structural analysis, demonstrating how poverty, austerity, and political neglect interact to produce tragic outcomes. The book challenges readers to confront uncomfortable truths about responsibility and care in modern Britain. It is essential, urgent, and profoundly human.
