L'enfant qui ne pleurait pas

Synopsis of L'enfant qui ne pleurait pas

«L'enfant qui ne pleurait pas» is the autobiographical account by Torey L. Hayden, published by J'ai Lu in paperback (288 pages, in French).

Torey L. Hayden recounts the slow approach between a re-educator and Sheila, a six-year-old girl rejected by the system after an incident. Hostile and unable to cry, Sheila hides an above-average intelligence, damaged by a childhood of abandonment and violence. Through gestures, words and games, the teacher tries to help her regain balance.

The French edition was published in 1995; the work originally appeared as «One Child» in 1980 and opens the «Sheila» series.

For readers interested in memoirs, child psychology and special education, as well as real cases of personal overcoming.