A Heart So Big
$49.80
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
29 January 2014
Summary
The astonishing true story of a life spent caring for abandoned children
When she was still a child in the 1940s Rio Hogarty rescued an unhappy schoolmate. Rio decided that her friend must get away from her violent father and that the solution was simple - Rio’s own family must open their home and their hearts to the fearful young girl and help to sort out her problems.
Nearly seven decades on and Rio is still at it - opening her home and her heart to children in need. She has…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781844883240 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1844883248 |
| Author: | Rio Hogarty |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 29 January 2014 |
| Weight: | 145g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 1mm |
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“She is instinctively protective of children in need, and doesn’t take ‘no’ for an answer. She’s also fearless.”
“She is instinctively protective of children in need, and doesn’t take ‘no’ for an answer. She’s also fearless.” –Herald
About The Author
Rio Hogarty
Rio Hogarty was born in Dublin in the mid-1930s. Apart from the dozens of foster children she has cared for in nearly 60 years of fostering - official and unofficial - she has two grown up children of her own.
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