{"product_id":"a-man-under-construction-fernando-j-m-lopes-9798250013987","title":"A Man Under Construction: Memories and reflections of a life being built","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat does it mean to build a life - when life first breaks you?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Man Under Construction is a powerful literary memoir about survival, responsibility, migration, leadership and inner growth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn from a near-fatal accident in infancy, Fernando J. M. Lopes grows up between fragility and resilience, navigating childhood instability, early fatherhood, turbulent relationships, and the demanding reality of rebuilding himself in London's construction industry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough honest reflection and poetic clarity, this book traces the evolution of a man who refuses to remain defined by circumstance. From construction sites to university lecture halls, from emotional collapse to conscious leadership, Fernando reveals how work, study, love and discipline can become tools for inner architecture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than a memoir, this is a meditation on identity, responsibility and transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is not the story of a finished man.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is the story of a man still building.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor readers who appreciate reflective memoir, personal growth, immigrant journeys, and the quiet strength of lived experience, A Man Under Construction offers a deeply human portrait of becoming.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Fernando J. M. Lopes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798250013987\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/26\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 210\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.48d","brand":"Fernando J. M. Lopes","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997513986303,"sku":"9798250013987","price":13.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-man-under-construction-fernando-j-m-lopes-9798250013987","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}