From the author of the Sunday Times bestseller 'One Child', 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 educational psychologist. In 'Twilight Children', Hayden tells three gripping stories. At the centre of the book is the story of Cassandra, a nine-year old girl who was kidnapped and abused by her father for two years and, by the time Hayden starts working with her, is ready to ...
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From the author of the Sunday Times bestseller 'One Child', 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 educational psychologist. In 'Twilight Children', Hayden tells three gripping stories. At the centre of the book is the story of Cassandra, a nine-year old girl who was kidnapped and abused by her father for two years and, by the time Hayden starts working with her, is ready to lash out at anyone who tries to befriend her. Running parallel to Cassandra's story is that of four-year-old Drake who won't speak to anyone except his mother. The third narrative is about Gerda, an elderly women who, after suffering a stroke, refuses to free herself from her self-imposed silence and crippling depression. Told with compassion, sensitivity, and, believe it or not, humour, 'Twilight Children' is the story of one woman's fierce determination, the struggles of three people, and their amazing road to recovery. Torey Hayden is an educationalist whose work centres around elective mutes and especially children who won't speak due to a trauma in their lives.
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-1. Outline: -For decades former special education teacher Torey Hayden has been a light in the darkness for severely troubled children and she has chronicled her determined efforts triumphs and breakthroughs in a series of internationally bestselling books beginning with her powerful and poignant One Child. But it wasn`t until she left the classroom that she faced three of her most extraordinary challenges. While working in the children`s psychiatric ward of a large city hospital Hayden was introduced to seven-year-old Cassandra a child who had been kidnapped by her father and found three states away starving dirty and picking through garbage cans. What she had suffered during that time was a mystery since she refused to speak of it and all attempts to get to the root of her erratic increasingly violent behavior had hitherto failed. This would certainly be one of Torey Hayden`s most difficult cases for how do you reach a child so horrifically abused that she views every attempt to break through her defenses as life-threatening? Drake was a charming charismatic four-year-old who managed to participate fully in his preschool class without uttering a single word. He would only speak to his mother who brought the boy clutching his beloved stuffed tiger "Friend" to Hayden. Pressured by Drake`s tough unbending grandfather who demanded immediate results the therapist feared that overly stringent treatment would only tear his family further apart. And though a specific course of action seemed clear even she was unprepared for the shocking truth about little Drake`s condition. Then there was Gerda eighty-two whom a massive stroke had rendered fearful and unwilling to engage in conversation with anyone. Though Hayden had never worked with adults she agreed to help when all other efforts had failed--and discovered in the process that what Gerda could do was nearly as heartbreaking as her limitations. A woman suffering in the twilight of her years and two children trapped in the ever-darkening shadows--these are the cases that would test one healer`s courage compassion and skill and ultimately reaffirm her faith in the indomitable strength of the human spirit. -> the publisher of this HARDBACK book is HarperCollins The date of this copy is 2005 booksalvation have grade it as Poor and it will be shipped from our UK warehouse This book is from the Series. Shipping is Free for UK buyers and at a reasonable charge for buyer outside the UK.
Add this copy of Twilight Children: Three Voices No One Heard-Until to cart. $13.90, good condition, Sold by Wyemart Limited rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from HEREFORD, HEREFORDSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2005 by Harper Element.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine. Grubby book may have mild dirt or some staining, mostly on the edges of pages.
Add this copy of Twilight Children: Three Voices No One Heard-Until to cart. $14.64, good condition, Sold by Reuseabook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester, GLOS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2005 by Harper Element.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Ripped/damaged jacket. The dust jacket of this book is slightly damaged/ripped, however, this does not affect the internal condition. Grubby book may have mild dirt or some staining, mostly on the edges of pages.
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Very good in Very good jacket. VGC. Harper Element, 2005. First edition-first printing(1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2). Black hardback(silver lettering to the spine, two marks and dent on the edges of the front cover) with Dj(two nicks, scratches and crease on the edges of the Dj cover), both in VGC. Nice and clean pages with a small ink mark on the outer edges, two small creases and nicks on the edges of the pages. The book is in VGC with light shelf wear on the front cover.350ppPrice un-clipped. This is another paragraph Product Description: From the author of the Sunday Times bestseller One Child, 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 educational psychologist. In Twilight Children, Hayden tells three gripping stories. At the centre of the book is the story of Cassandra, a nine-year old girl who was kidnapped and abused by her father for two years and, by the time Hayden starts working with her, is ready to lash out at anyone who tries to befriend her. Running parallel to Cassandra's story is that of four-year-old Drake who won't speak to anyone except his mother. The third narrative is about Gerda, an elderly women who, after suffering a stroke, refuses to free herself from her self-imposed silence and crippling depression. Told with compassion, sensitivity, and, believe it or not, humour, Twilight Children is the story of one woman's fierce determination, the struggles of three people, and their amazing road to recovery. Torey Hayden is an educationalist whose work centres around elective mutes and especially children who won't speak due to a trauma in their lives.
Add this copy of Twilight Children to cart. $37.37, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2005 by Element Bks.
