Displaying 1 of 1 2015 Format: Book Author: Ntleko, Abegail, Sister, author. Title: Empty hands, a memoir : one woman's journey to save children orphaned by AIDS in South Africa / Sister Abegail Ntleko ; foreword by Desmond Tutu ; afterword by Kittisaro and Thanissara. Publisher, Date: Berkeley, California : North Atlantic Books, [2015] Description: xii, 125 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits, plates ; 21 cm. Summary: "Now 79 years old, Sister Abegail looks back over her life and recounts the remarkable events that led to her becoming the mother of dozens of children orphaned by the AIDS crisis in South Africa"--Provided by publisher. Subjects: Ntleko, Abegail, Sister. Nurses -- South Africa -- Biography. AIDS (Disease) -- South Africa. Orphans -- South Africa. Orphanages -- South Africa. Adoption -- South Africa. Other Author: Society for the Study of Native Arts and Sciences, sponsoring body. Contents: Legs to stand -- Wings to fly -- Hands to hold -- The AIDS crisis -- Hope and raising up -- Rewards -- Transitions -- Empty hands. LCCN: 2015001728 ISBN: 9781583949320 1583949321 Other Number: 900609701 System Availability: 0 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 271497 Call Number: 362.19697920092/Ntl Course Reserves: 0 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 0 Place Request Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Large Cover Image Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1