Book description
From bestselling author Torey Hayden comes a moving novel of loss and redemption.
Abundance, Montana, once a lively mining town in the days of the wild
west, is now not much more than a ghost town. Local girl, Dixie, a
struggling single mother who has just lost her baby, tries to make ends
meet while her feckless boyfriend Billy drifts from one job to another,
always believing his next moneymaking scheme will be the winner.
Above them in the magnificent mountains surrounding Abundance, jaded
Hollywood actor Spencer Scott conceals himself from the paparazzi on the
ranch that has been his pristine sanctuary until the arrival of his
obnoxious, nine-year-old son.
Then Billy puts into motion a plan almost too appalling to contemplate,
and from which there is no escape. As all four are forced to confront
the brutal reality of the Montana mountains, so too are they forced to
face their damaged lives in this poignant novel. “Torey Hayden
deserves the kind of respect I can't give many people. She isn't just
valuable, she's incredible. The world needs more like Torey Hayden.”
Boston Globe
“A skilful storyteller…Torey Hayden writes vividly about the challenges
and frustrations of working with disturbed children.” Washington Post
Book World.
REVIEWS FOR BEAUTIFUL CHILD
“Chilling and affecting.” Chicago Tribune
“Moving - as lively and surprising as the kids it so deftly portrays.”
O Magazine
REVIEWS FOR THE TIGER'S CHILD
“Resonates with drama … A deeply moving sequel” Library Journal Born
in Montana, USA, Torey Hayden has spent most of her adult life working
with children in distress. Now living in Great Britain, she divides her
time between writing and volunteer work with several British charities.
Torey is author of numerous internationally best-selling books about her
experiences as a special education teacher and therapist. She has also
written two novels and two children's books.
Find her at www. torey-hayden. com
