{"product_id":"hope-and-other-dangerous-pursuits-laila-lalami-9781616207502","title":"Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A dream of a debut, by turns troubling and glorious, angry and wise.\" --Junot Diaz​\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHope and Other Dangerous Pursuits, \u003c\/i\u003e the debut of Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist Laila Lalami, evokes the grit and enduring grace that is modern Morocco. The book begins as four Moroccans illegally cross the Strait of Gibraltar in an inflatable boat headed for Spain.What has driven them to risk their lives? And will the rewards prove to be worth the danger? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e There's Murad, a gentle, unemployed man who's been reduced to hustling tourists around Tangier; Halima, who's fleeing her drunken husband and the slums of Casablanca; Aziz, who must leave behind his devoted wife in hope of securing work in Spain; and Faten, a student and religious fanatic whose faith is at odds with an influential man determined to destroy her future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Sensitively written with beauty and boldness, this is a gripping book about what propels people to risk their lives in search of a better future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laila Lalami\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1616207507\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781616207502\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Algonquin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/28\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.99h x 5.00w x 0.48d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.6\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 6\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e108069 \/ Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Laila Lalami","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44051375653119,"sku":"9781616207502","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_458c8f8b-e5b3-4daa-ab7d-83556fd40fcc.jpg?v=1685012721","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hope-and-other-dangerous-pursuits-laila-lalami-9781616207502","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}