One Child

Sheila is a 1984 book published in Germany, which was written by Torey L. Hayden and originally developed in the USA in 1980 under the title " One Child" ( German "A child " ) appeared. " Sheila " has been translated into 27 languages ​​, dramatized as einaktive opera, filmed in 1995 in a television movie titled " Untamed Love" ( " Untamed Love ") and reworked into a Japanese puppet play.

Content

The book is about Sheila Renstad that comes from broken homes. Her mother was when she was born fourteen years old, and had to marry Sheila's thirty year-old father. After the mother had her daughter can sense that this was only a burden to them and they had exposed on the highway, she left the family with Sheila's little brother Jimmie. Then Sheila grew up in a mining village on with her father.

Sheila came to the " drop class " which deals with disturbed children Torey L. Hayden employing psychologist at the age of six years. Previously, Sheila had a 3- year-old boy kidnapped on a November evening in the neighborhood, tied him to a tree and want to burn. As in the psychiatric hospital was no place for the girls, it came to the special class of Torey Hayden.

In the course of the five months in which Sheila is with her, Torey Hayden Sheila recognizes tremendous intelligence - IQ 182 - and the backgrounds of their destructiveness. By Torey's help it is possible to the girl to find his place in life. " Sheila " is subtitled The struggle of a courageous teacher to the buried soul of a child and it is the first book by Torey L. Hayden.

"My time with Sheila "

"My time with Sheila " (in the USA in 1995 under the title "The Tiger 's Child " - " The Tiger's Child " - appeared ) tells how Torey Hayden the now 13 -year-old Sheila Renstad meet again. Is a mystery, Sheila seems to the extraordinary time in the special class of psychologist barely remember their mental health problems have increased since then. Again Torey must take up the fight.

Current situation of the main character of the book

On Torey L. Hayden's Internet site ( see Related links ) tells how it went with Sheila R.: it is now over thirty years old, has worked his way up to manager of a fast-food restaurants and is still unmarried. Sheila tells herself that she is happy today.