One Child - Torey L. Hayden Reviews

Working with children and having children of my own meant that this book was left on my bookshelf for quite a long time. I had mixed feelings about reading it as the content was undoubtably going to be difficult at times, particularly as it is a true account (although names have been changed). The book deals with the harrowing issues ...  Read the complete review

I have just finished reading 'One Child' by American Torey Hayden and I really enjoyed it. I read wide range of fiction, and the first child abuse books I read were the Pelzer story (A child called it). I am now reading Tiger's Child which is the follow up about the child in One Child. Torey is a special needs teacher and has 8 severly ...  Read the complete review

This book may not be a happy read necessarily, but there is a quality about it that makes it very readable. It follows the (mostly true) story of a special needs teacher who comes across an emotionally disturbed girl when she is placed in her remedial class. Sheila was only 4 when she took a 2 year old away from his home and set him on ...  Read the complete review

One Child is another book by the author Torey Hayden. All the books are true stories written by Torey who was a special-needs teacher and educational psychologist working in America. This is the story of Sheila a 6 year old little girl who has lived in a world without love and affection. We learn that she was abandoned on a busy ...  Read the complete review

'One Child' was the first book that I've ever read which was written by Torey Hayden. I bought it in WHSmiths a few years ago at the full price costing me £5.99 (paperback),you can get it cheaper if you shop around. The book is based on Torey's experience as a special needs teacher and psychologist in America although she now currently ...  Read the complete review

I had wanted this book after watching the film which was based on it, “Untamed Love” I had no idea when first watching that film that it was based on this book until I done my research for writing a review on said film. I managed to get a copy of the book from Amazon for £3.99 and started reading it almost immediately! It took me 3 ...  Read the complete review

I felt a little clumsy as to how I approach this review, the book is not an easy one to have chosen for a first time try at book reviews. In a normal book review you can tell more of the contents of the story and characters and give more insight into what was happening what the characters were doing etc etc. But with this book, there so much ...  Read the complete review

Ever since I read ‘A Child Called It’ by Dave Pelzer I have been captivated to reading books that deal with every issue from child abuse, mistreating, kidnap and any topic, which has covered any child’s plight to be saved and be loved. Why this is the case I don’t know but these books have had me gripped almost to the point of being unable to put ...  Read the complete review

This has to be the best, most moving, disturbing and influential book I have ever read. ~~The Story~~ 'One Child' is a true story about the relationship between Shelia, a child with tremendous emotional and social problems and Torey Hayden, her teacher (the author of the book). Shelia, a child living with her ...  Read the complete review