Bestselling author Torey Hayden's novel is a fascinating study of a fractured family, a troubled child, and a psychiatrist’s attempts to rescue them.
Conor, aged nine, arrives in the play therapy room of child psychiatrist James Innes with the diagnosis "autistic". His mother Laura, an aloof, enigmatic novelist, can't handle him. His rancher father, embroiled in divorcing Laura, does not feel there is anything wrong with Conor.
His six year old sister Morgana insists he really does see ghosts.
As James becomes convinced Conor is not autistic, he is drawn first into Conor's strange world of "things the cat knows" and then into Morgana's stories of her friend the "Lion King".
James is pulled most deeply, however, into Laura's world; at first that of a lonely, rather difficult woman and then, eventually, into the world of her imagination, an enthralling world that seems almost real – and that hides a terrible secret.
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Bestselling author Torey Hayden's novel is a fascinating study of a fractured family, a troubled child, and a psychiatrist’s attempts to rescue them.
'Torey Hayden deserves the kind of respect I can't give many people. She isn't just valuable, she's incredible. The world needs more like Torey Hayden.' Boston Globe
• Torey Hayden has sold 1.5 million books in the UK alone, with worldwide sales exceeding 5 million. Her books have been translated into 28 languages.
• ‘One Child' spent an amazing 27 weeks in the Sunday Times bestseller Top 10 with sales to date exceeding 420,000. The 'Beautiful Child' paperback sold 125,000 copies in the first month and reached No. 2 on the list. ‘Just Another Kid’ sold 196,000 copies and reached the number 2 slot. 'Ghost Girl' held the number one spot for two weeks in March/April 2006 with sales to date of 310,000, and 'The Tiger's Child' was a No. 1 with sales to date exceeding 225,000.
• Torey is a spokesperson for the NSPCC. She is also a former President of North Wales ChildLine, has worked as a counsellor with the Samaritans and now works extensively with the Citizen's Advice Bureau.
• HarperElement has developed the two biggest selling inspirational memoir authors: Jane Elliott and Torey Hayden with each of them claiming a massive 15% of this market in 2005.
• This publication will be supported by an author-led national publicity campaign and online activity – Torey has an extensive fan base and will be actively promoting the book on her website.
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780007260935
Publisert
2008-06-02
Utgiver
Vendor
HarperCollins
Vekt
440 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Dybde
32 mm
Aldersnivå
00, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
464
Forfatter
Om bidragsyterne
Born in Montana, USA, Torey Hayden has spent most of her adult life working with children in distress. Now living in Great Britain, she divides her time between writing and volunteer work with several British charities. Torey is author of numerous internationally best-selling books about her experiences as a special education teacher and therapist. She has also written two novels and two children's books.
Find her at www.torey-hayden.com