{"product_id":"books-twilight-children-by-torey-hayden","title":"Twilight Children","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the bestselling author of One Child comes the story of three of former special education teacher Torey Hayden's most extraordinary challenges.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNine-year-old Cassandra, kidnapped by her father and found starving, dirty, and picking through garbage cans--is a child prone to long silences and erratic, violent behavior.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCharming, charismatic four-year-old Drake will speak only in private to his mother--while his tough, unbending grandfather's demands for an immediate cure threatens to cause irreparable harm.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnd though she had never worked with adults, Hayden agrees to help fearful and silent eighty-two-year-old massive stroke victim Gerda--discovering in the process that a treatment's successes could prove nearly as heartbreaking as its limitations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat does it take to break through to a soul locked away by trauma, family secrets, and the ravages of time?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDissociative Disorder:\u003c\/b\u003e The battle to reach Cassandra, a nine-year-old survivor of kidnapping and abuse, whose fractured mind has created a secret family of 'Snakes' to cope with her past.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Shocking Family Secret:\u003c\/b\u003e The mystery of four-year-old Drake, whose silence is not what it seems, concealing a devastating deception that has jeopardized his future.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAphasia and Lost Memories:\u003c\/b\u003e An unlikely bond with Gerda, an eighty-two-year-old stroke victim, whose fragmented speech unlocks a lifetime of hardship and unspoken truths.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAn Unforgettable Non-Fiction Memoir:\u003c\/b\u003e From bestselling author Torey Hayden, a powerful and moving look at the world of child psychology and the unbreakable resilience of the human spirit.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53669187911953,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780062662750.jpg?v=1781506706","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/books-twilight-children-by-torey-hayden","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}