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 severely retarded children after committing an atrocious act of violence against another child. Everyone thought Sheila was beyond salvation – except her teacher, Torey Hayden. With patience, skill, and abiding love, she fought long and hard to release a haunted little girl from her secret nightmare – and nurture the spark of genius she recognised trapped within Sheila's silence. This is the remarkable story of their journey together – an odyssey of hope, courage, and inspiring devotion that opened the heart and mind of one lost child to a new world of discovery and joy.
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- Publication Date:
- 06/12/2004
- Authors:
- Hayden, Torey
- Year Published:
- 2004
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Format:
- Paperback
- ISBN:
- 9780007199051
- Number of Pages:
- 336
- Place of Publication:
- London
- Publication Date:
- 06/12/2004
- Publisher:
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Language:
- English
- SKU:
- 9780007199051