From Torey Hayden, the number one Sunday Times bestselling author of One Child comes The Invisible Girl, a deeply moving true account of a young teen with a troubling obsession and an extraordinary educational psychologist's sympathy and determination to help. Eloise is a vibrant and charming young teen with a deeply caring nature, but she also struggles with a worrying delusion. She's been moved from home to home, and her social workers have difficulty dealing with her habit of running away. After experiencing violence, neglect and sexual abuse from people she should have been able to trust, Eloise has developed complex behavioural needs. She struggles to separate fact from fiction, leading to confusion for the social workers trying to help her. After Torey learns of Eloise's background she hopes that some gentle care and attention can help Eloise gain some sense of security in her life. Can Torey and the other social workers provide the loving attention that has so far been missing in Eloise's life, or will she run away from them too?

The Invisible Girl - The True Story of an Unheard Voice

From Torey Hayden, the number one Sunday Times bestselling author of One Child comes Lost Girl, a poignant and deeply moving account of a lost little girl and an extraordinary educational psychologist's courage and determination. Jessie is nine years old and looks like the perfect little girl, with red hair, green eyes and a beguiling smile. She even has a talent for drawing gorgeous and intricate pictures. But Jessie also knows how to get her own way and will lie, scream, shout and hurt to get just exactly what she wants. Her parents say they can't take her back, and her social workers struggle to deal with her destructive behaviour and wild mood swings. After her chaotic passage through numerous foster placements, Jessie has finally received a diagnosis of an attachment disorder. Attachment disorders arise when children are deprived of the all-important close bonds with trustworthy adults that allow them to develop emotionally and thrive. Finally educational psychologist Torey Hayden is called in to help. Torey agrees to weekly meetings with Jessie to try and uncover why she is acting out. Torey's gentle care and attention reveal shocking truths behind Jessie's lies. Can Torey and the other social workers help to provide the consistent loving care that has so far been missing in Jessie's life, or will she push them away too?

Lost Child - The True Story of a Girl who Couldn't Ask for Help

"Conor tenait le chat en peluche étroitement serré contre sa poitrine. Il le souleva lentement pour le presser contre son menton puis il se mit à agiter frénétiquement une main. 
- Miaou ? murmura-t-il, le visage enfoui dans la fourrure du petit animal." 

Conor, 9 ans, ne s'exprime que par miaulements. Ses comportements obsessionnels épuisent ses parents, au point qu'ils songent au divorce. Ils confient leur fils, considéré comme autiste, au Dr James Innes. Si peu à peu une relation de confiance s'établit entre lui et l'enfant, le psychiatre s'intéresse aussi à sa mère, Laura, qui lui avoue avoir développé tout un univers pour échapper à son enfance difficile. Qu'implique cette imagination extraordinaire que toute la famille semble partager ? Et surtout, que cherche à exprimer réellement Conor, dont l'esprit se révèle très éveillé ?

L'enfant au chat

«Les enfants avec qui je travaille ont des problèmes. Parfois avec leur famille. Cela peut être parce qu'il y a des bagarres à la maison. Il y en a qui n'ont pas été bien traités, ou qui ont été touchés comme il ne faut pas, ou alors on a essayé de leur faire garder des secrets. Et parfois... il y a des enfants qui ne savent même pas pourquoi ils ne vont pas bien.»Après avoir subi un traumatisme, certains enfants refusent de parler. Torey Hayden les reçoit en consultation et les aide à exprimer leur souffrance et à rompre leur isolement. Parmi eux, Cassandra, neuf ans, alterne les moments de mutisme, de violence et les mensonges. Il y a aussi Drake. À quatre ans, ce petit garçon est adorable et chaleureux... mais il ne parle qu'à sa mère.Une plongée dans l'esprit de ces jeunes êtres qui, à l'aube de leur vie, sont déjà marqués par un passé indélébile.

Les enfants du crépuscule

«Venus ne parle pas. Elle ne prononce pas un mot. Nulle part. Et avec personne...»La petite Venus, 7 ans, s'est réfugiée dans un mutisme qui prend fin, sous la forme de hurlements stridents d'une violence inouïe, uniquement lorsque ses camarades l'approchent de trop près. Parmi les élèves en difficulté de la classe de Torey Hayden, Venus se révèle vite être celle qui va nécessiter le plus d'attention.Qu'a-t-il bien pu lui arriver ? Que déduire de ce silence et de ces accès de brutalité ? Que faire pour venir en aide à cette enfant en proie à d'indicibles souffrances ? Un témoignage saisissant, empli de compassion et de sensibilité.

L'enfant blessée

L'enfant qui ne parlait pas

Sunday Times bestselling author Torey Hayden is back with a combined volume of her deeply moving books Silent Boy and Ghost Girl, which each tell the true story of a teacher's perseverance to rescue disturbed and trapped children from the darkness.

 Silent Boy tells the story of fifteen-year-old Kevin, who hadn't spoken a word in eight years. He was considered hopeless and incurable but Hayden refused to believe it. With unwavering devotion and gentle, patient love, she set out to free him - and slowly uncovered a shocking violent history and a terrible secret that an unfeeling bureaucracy had simply filed away and forgotten.

 In the poignant Ghost Girl, Hayden meets Jadie who never spoke, never laughed, never cried. But nothing in Torey Hayden's experience had prepared her for the nightmare Jadie revealed to her when finally persuaded to break her self-imposed silence. Hayden could not close her ears. or her heart. A little girl was trapped in a living hell of unspeakable memories. And it would take every ounce of courage, compassion, and love that one remarkable teacher possessed to rid the "Ghost Girl" of the malevolent spirits that haunted her.

Silent Boy and Ghost Girl 2-in-1 Collection

From the author of the phenomenal Sunday Times bestsellers 'One Child' and 'Ghost Girl', comes a startling and poignant memoir of three people's victimisation and abuse - and their heartbreaking but ultimately successful steps to recovery, with the help of Torey Hayden, an extraordinary teacher.

 Two children trapped in a prison of silence and a woman suffering in the twilight of her years - these are the cases that would test the extraordinary courage, compassion and skill of Torey Hayden and ultimately reaffirm her faith in the indomitable strength of the human spirit.

 While working in the children's psychiatric ward of a large hospital, Torey was introduced to seven-year-old Cassandra, a child who had been kidnapped by her father and was found dirty, starving and picking though rubbish bins to survive. She refused to speak, so Torey could only imagine what she'd been through. Drake, by contrast, was a charismatic four-year-old who managed to participate fully in his pre-school class without uttering a single word. Then, there was Gerda, eighty-two, who had suffered a massive stroke and was unwilling to engage in conversation with anyone. Although Torey had never worked with adults, she agreed to help when all other efforts had failed.

Twilight Children - Three Voices No One Heard – Until Someone Listened

Victoria Torey Lynn Hayden, dite Torey Hayden, née le 21 mai 1951 à Livingston, Montana, est une pédopsychologue et écrivaine américaine.

Heureux ceux qui cultivent des rêves. Mais, les rêves exigent des sacrifices et peu de rêveurs survivent.

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