Murphy's Boy

By: Torey Hayden

Narrated by: Loretta Rawlins

His name was Kevin but his keepers called him Zoo Boy. He didn't talk. He hid under tables and surrounded himself with a cage of chairs. He hadn't been out of the building in the four years since he'd come in. He was afraid of water and wouldn't take a shower. He was afraid to be naked, to change his clothes. He was nearly 16.

Desperate to see change in the boy, the staff of Kevin's adolescent treatment center hired Hayden. As Hayden read to him and encouraged him to read, crawling down into his cage of chairs with him, Kevin talked. Then he started to draw and paint and showed himself to have a quick wit and a rolling, seething, murderous hatred for his stepfather.

©1983 Torey Hayden (P)2013 Audible, Inc.

Murphys boy

story long winded and narrator not good at all very slow in place's and just could not get on with her voice

I loved it.

I loved Loretta, the way she read it made me not want to put the book down. The story was amazing!!! I love Torey Hayden, her books are amazing. moving on to the next book of hers.

one of my favorite authors

my only regret is that I finished it so fast! I've read many of her books and this was the first I listened to. highly recommend!

Great book, not a great narrator.

I loved the book but the narrator sounded very unnatural and wooden. Torey Hayden is an excellent writer, and I recommend all of her books; I only wish the narrator had done a better job. 5 stars for the book, 3 stars for the narration.

Enjoyed and Unforgetable

Loved it. It was emotional and unforgetable. I fell inlove by the end of it.