
Summary
One Child: A Journey of Hope and Healing
This beautiful and deeply moving tale recounts educational psychologist Torey Hayden’s battle to unlock the emotions of a troubled and sexually abused child who, with the help of Hayden, was finally able to overcome her dark past and realise her full potential.
Six-year-old Sheila was abandoned by her mother on a highway when she was four. A survivor of horrific abuse, she never spoke, never cried, and was placed in a class for severe…
Book Details
ISBN-13: | 9780007199051 |
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ISBN-10: | 0007199058 |
Author: | Torey Hayden |
Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers |
Imprint: | Element Books |
Format: | Paperback |
Number of Pages: | 336 |
Release Date: | 26 April 2005 |
Weight: | 180g |
Dimensions: | 178mm x 111mm x 20mm |
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Critics Review
“Torey Hayden deserves the kind of respect I can’t give many people. She isn’t valuable, she’s incredible. The world needs more like Torey Hayden.” - Boston Globe It has been a long time since you have read a book with the sheer emotional impact of One Child.” - New York Times “Page after page proves again the power of love and the resiliency of life.” - Los Angeles Times
About The Author
Torey Hayden
Torey Hayden is an educational psychologist and a former special education teacher who, since 1979, has chronicled her struggles in the classroom in a succession of bestselling books. She currently lives and writes in North Wales, U.K., with her husband and daughter.
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