{"product_id":"heart-so-big","title":"Heart So Big","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRio Hogarty's story of her life in fostering, \u003ci\u003eA Heart So Big,\u003c\/i\u003e combines the heart-warming nostalgia of Mollie Moran's \u003ci\u003eAprons and Silver Spoons\u003c\/i\u003e with  heart-breaking stories of children whose lives were blighted by being unloved and uncared for in the style of Cathy Glass.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eNearly seventy 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. And she has never stopped.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Heart So Big\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt 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 humour, searing honesty and good old-fashioned fighting spirit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRio Hogarty's\u003ci\u003e A Heart So Big\u003c\/i\u003e is an uplifting account of an amazing and inspiring life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'She is instinctively protective of children in need, and doesn't take \"no\" for an answer. She's also fearless.' \u003ci\u003eThe Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54251480351064,"sku":"9781844883240","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781844883240_0764847d-802e-43d1-9ce4-c880c8e1fd3f.jpg?v=1764666933","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/heart-so-big","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}