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Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > Family & other relationships > Adoption & tracing birth parents
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?
The inspirational story of an American woman who moved mountains to
secure medical treatments-and eventually a home-for a young Iraqi
girl severely burned in a roadside terror attack. This is a story
of the astonishing power of self-sacrificial love. On a typical
Sunday morning in 2006, Barbara Marlowe saw a photo that changed
her life: a photo of four-year-old Teeba Furat Fadhil, whose face,
head, and hands had been severely burned during a roadside bombing
in the Diyala Province of Iraq. Teeba's eyes captivated Barbara,
and she yearned to help this child who had already endured more
pain and suffering than anyone should bear. Because surgeons were
fleeing the war-torn country, Teeba would be unable to receive
much-needed treatments if she stayed in Iraq. With powerful faith
and determination, Barbara overcame obstacle after obstacle to
bring Teeba from Iraq to the United States for medical treatments.
A Brave Face explores the connection forged between Barbara and
Teeba's Iraqi mother Dunia over the past decade-a deep bond between
two mothers that has flourished despite the distance, the strife of
war, and the horrors of Al-Qaeda and ISIS. With chapters written by
Teeba, now a young woman, and Dunia, the three women recount the
story of courage and sacrifice that bound them together. A Brave
Face contains the messages that: Tremendous trust can cross borders
and war zones Tragedies can turn into miracles Love can be found in
the most unexpected of places In the end, this is a story of hope.
A story of building bridges. A story of the always astonishing
power of self-sacrificial love.
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