The Invisible Girl: The True Story of an Unheard Voice

Torey L. Hayden

From Torey Hayden, the number one Sunday Times bestselling author of One Child comes The Invisible Girl, a deeply moving true account of a young teen with a troubling obsession and an extraordinary ed...ucational psychologist's sympathy and determination to help.Eloise is a vibrant and charming young teen with a deeply caring nature, but she also struggles with a worrying delusion. She’s been moved from home to home, and her social workers have difficulty dealing with her habit of running away. After experiencing violence, neglect and sexual abuse from people she should have been able to trust, Eloise has developed complex behavioural needs. She struggles to separate fact from fiction, leading to confusion for the social workers trying to help her.After Torey learns of Eloise's background she hopes that some gentle care and attention can help Eloise gain some sense of security in her life. Can Torey and the other social workers provide the loving attention that has so far been missing in Eloise's life, or will she run away from them too?
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Eloise je energická dvanáctiletá dívka s bohatým imaginárním světem, která má za sebou řadu pohnutých životních peripetií. Z prostředí plného sociálních patologií — otec závislý na drogách, lhostejná matka a matčin násilnický partner — se Eloise ocitá v kolotoči pěstounské péče a u ní se rozvíjejí poruchy chování, jež vedly i ke stalkingu jiné dívky. Do jejího života vstupuje Torey L. Hayden, která jako dobrovolnice mění přístup: doprovody do skupiny a postupné budování důvěry přinášejí pomalé, občas vratké zlepšení a dávají Eloise druhou šanci. Kniha zároveň ukazuje, že sociální péče v Anglii a Walesu trpí nedostatkem financí, a přesto je to čtenářsky silný a užitečný příběh, inspirující pro pedagogy a sociální pracovníky.

From Torey Hayden, the number one Sunday Times bestselling author of One Child comes The Invisible Girl, a deeply moving true account of a young teen with a troubling obsession and an extraordinary educational psychologist's sympathy and determination to help.

Eloise is a vibrant and charming young teen with a deeply caring nature, but she also struggles with a worrying delusion. She’s been moved from home to home, and her social workers have difficulty dealing with her habit of running away. After experiencing violence, neglect and sexual abuse from people she should have been able to trust, Eloise has developed complex behavioural needs. She struggles to separate fact from fiction, leading to confusion for the social workers trying to help her.

After Torey learns of Eloise's background she hopes that some gentle care and attention can help Eloise gain some sense of security in her life. Can Torey and the other social workers provide the loving attention that has so far been missing in Eloise's life, or will she run away from them too?