- Paperback: 448 pages
- Publisher: Poolbeg Press Ltd (3 Sep 2010)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1842234676
- ISBN-13: 978-1842234679
- Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 15 x 3.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,066,473 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This book will save lives. To live without hope is the ultimate deprivation. The HOPE Foundation reaches out to the street children of Kolkata, India, on a daily basis: rescuing sick and abandoned children; delivering food and clean water to the slums; providing crèches where destitute and slum-dwelling mothers can safely leave their children while they do what they can to earn money; running its health-care programme, including its new hospital; fighting child labour and child-trafficking; breaking the cycle of poverty through education in its many coaching centres. This extraordinary collection celebrates The HOPE Foundation and hopefully will play a significant role in publicizing and supporting its courageous work. A potent blend of fiction, memoir and non-fiction, the contributions explore the theme of 'hope' and its vital presence in all our lives. With its astonishing range of bestselling authors, political figures, business people and media celebrities, The Big Book of Hope has something for everyone. Alex Barclay, Maeve Binchy, Claudia Carroll, Don Conroy, Brian Crowley, Evelyn Cusack, Derek Foley, Anne Gildea, Brian Keenan, Sinead Moriarty, Denis O'Brien, Joseph O'Connor and over thirty other unlikely bedfellows rub shoulders in this unique anthology the only common denominator being their considerable talent. Buy this remarkable book and help to break the cycle of poverty for the street children of Kolkata. Buy this book and help save lives.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
In addition to the charity aspect, I love the variety in this book. Fiction, nonfiction and poetry combine to create an entertaining and inspirational read. The Big Book of Hope presents the reader with a wide range of characters that we can identify or empathise with; from children trying to make sense of the world, to worried parents dealing with their responsibilities and a grieving man trying to find love after the death of his wife. Thankfully, the theme of hope is handled with compassion, wit and sensuality, and without cliché. As a result, there is something for everyone to enjoy.
Some of my favourite quotes:
"Oh, Calloway Hart, you can no more capture your thoughts than the shore can capture the waves." (Alex Barclay, p20, "Calloway Hart and the Town of Sable Forge")
"On black teenage days I'd meander along, reading on the hoof, tripping over dog leads, stumbling over cracks in the pavement, my head buried in the book." (Sarah Webb, p404, "Hope and JK Rowling")
"She was like that fish, his darling wife. Darting through his life like a flash of silver. She had lifted him up from the riverbed, made him light. Now his feet feel so heavy he wants to sink down to the bottom, never to rise again." (Noelle Harrison, p208, "At the Coalface")
"Where love is deep, much will be accomplished." (Ivy Bannister, p12, "Hope")
Some of my favourite quotes:
"Oh, Calloway Hart, you can no more capture your thoughts than the shore can capture the waves." (Alex Barclay, p20, "Calloway Hart and the Town of Sable Forge")
"On black teenage days I'd meander along, reading on the hoof, tripping over dog leads, stumbling over cracks in the pavement, my head buried in the book." (Sarah Webb, p404, "Hope and JK Rowling")
"She was like that fish, his darling wife. Darting through his life like a flash of silver. She had lifted him up from the riverbed, made him light. Now his feet feel so heavy he wants to sink down to the bottom, never to rise again." (Noelle Harrison, p208, "At the Coalface")
"Where love is deep, much will be accomplished." (Ivy Bannister, p12, "Hope")
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is an excellent set of contributions, from a wide range of authors, covering a wide range of subjects. All the pieces are "freely given" so that the Hope Foundation can receive all the royalties from sales. There are articles and stories to suit all tastes.
I thoroughly recommend this book.
I thoroughly recommend this book.
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