Nearly seventy years ago, the author started to do her bit for vulnerable children, one child at a time. While she was still in school, she thought nothing of bringing home a schoolmate who needed refuge. It was the start of opening her home and her heart to children in need. She has never stopped. This title tells the story of her life. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: BGA; JKSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 198. . 2014. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: Heart So Big
Publisher: Penguin
Publication Date: 2014
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1844883248
ISBN 13: 9781844883240
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New

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Rio Hogarty's story of her life in fostering, A Heart So Big, combines the heart-warming nostalgia of Mollie Moran's Aprons and Silver Spoons with heart-breaking stories of children whose lives were blighted by being unloved and uncared for in the style of Cathy Glass. Nearly 70 years ago, Rio started to do her bit for vulnerable children, one child at a time. While she was still in school, she thought nothing of bringing home a schoolmate who needed refuge. It was the start of opening her home and her heart to children in need. She has never stopped. A Heart So Big is the astonishing and moving story of Rio's life and how she has tried to make a difference. She has fostered over 140 children and, in 2010, in an award created especially for her, she was named Mother of the Year at the annual People of the Year Awards. It includes stories of trauma—Rio has rescued children from the direst of circumstances and seen the price they pay for the failures of adults. And Rio has had her share of heartache along the way. But it is also a story full of humor, searing honesty, and good old-fashioned fighting spirit. Rio Hogarty's A Heart So Big is an uplifting account of an amazing and inspiring life.

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Rio Hogarty has cared for dozens of foster children in nearly 60 years of fostering - officially and unofficially.

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