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    Lost Child: The True Story of a Girl Who Couldn't Ask for Help
    Lost Child: The True Story of a Girl Who Couldn't Ask for Help
    Lost Child: The True Story of a Girl Who Couldn't Ask for Help
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    Lost Child: The True Story of a Girl Who Couldn't Ask for Help

    Written by Torey Hayden

    Narrated by Lucy Rayner

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    The first new book from beloved therapist and writer Torey Hayden in almost fifteen years—an inspiring, uplifting tale of a troubled child and the remarkable woman who made a difference.

    In a forgotten corner of Wales, a young girl languishes in a home for troubled children. Abandoned by her parents because of her violent streak, Jessie—at the age of ten—is at risk of becoming just another lost soul in the foster system.

    Precocious and bold, Jessie is convinced she is possessed by the devil and utterly unprepared for the arrival of therapist Torey Hayden. Armed with patience, compassion, and unconditional love, Hayden begins working with Jessie once a week. But when Jessie makes a stunning accusation against one of Hayden’s colleagues – a man Hayden implicitly trusts – Hayden’s work doubles: now she must not only get to the root of Jessie’s troubles, but also find out if what the girl alleges is true.

    A moving, compelling, and inspiring account, Lost Child is a powerful testament once again of Torey Hayden’s extraordinary ability to reach children who many have given up on—and a reminder of how patience and love can ultimately prevail.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperAudio
    Release dateSep 24, 2019
    ISBN9780062960429
    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 lives and writes in the U.K.

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      Classic Torey Hayden style of narrative. But I felt like something was missing. The end seemed a bit rushed. The reader has this annoying tendency to lower her tone at the end of every single sentence.

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