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Bridge Across My Sorrows: The Christina Noble Story
Christina Noble
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Description for Bridge Across My Sorrows: The Christina Noble Story
Paperback. A woman's haunting past and inspiring dream that led her to rescue the street children of Vietnam Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 208.
Christina Noble's story is one of bravery and resilience in the face of deprivation and abuse on a scale that most would find unimaginable.
Her childhood in the Dublin slums barely merits the name: after the early death of her mother, her family was split apart, her alcoholic father unable to care for his children. Christina was sexually abused and later escaped from an orphanage to live in poverty on the streets of Dublin. Whilst in an abusive marriage, in a dream she found the will to fight. Christina's hope lay in a determination to work among the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Murray Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848548404
SKU
V9781848548404
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99-50
About Christina Noble
Christina Noble was born in the slums of Dublin. At the age of ten her mother died and her alcoholic father could no longer care for her or her siblings. In the years that followed she suffered physical, emotional and sexual abuse in orphanages and on the streets, and after her marriage she was the victim of domestic violence. One ... Read more
Reviews for Bridge Across My Sorrows: The Christina Noble Story
'An extraordinarily moving story . . . both heart-rending and inspirational'
Cameron Mackintosh
'Christina Noble's story is heartbreaking but finally inspiring because of her indomitable courage in the face of violence, neglect and abuse. Her spirit blazes across the page in this unforgettable book'
Sinead Cusack
'We see a human spirit of shining dignity, courage and ... Read more
Cameron Mackintosh
'Christina Noble's story is heartbreaking but finally inspiring because of her indomitable courage in the face of violence, neglect and abuse. Her spirit blazes across the page in this unforgettable book'
Sinead Cusack
'We see a human spirit of shining dignity, courage and ... Read more