{"product_id":"hour-of-adversity-mac-oshea-9781974027644","title":"Hour of Adversity: Fate's Titanic Duel: a good person matched against misfortune","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat is someone's character? How do you know someone else's, and how do you recognize your own? According to author Mac O'Shea, character shows itself during times of personal hardship and under nearly unbearable circumstances. Your character comes through when you are faced with an impossible choice. You can choose to continue, or you can choose to give up. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the twelve stories of this new collection, \u003ci\u003eHour of Adversity\u003c\/i\u003e, O'Shea takes you to such moments in twelve different vignettes. His characters, from a vivacious young soldier to a Lakota medicine man, are taken to the edge of what they can bear, and he shows you exactly what they choose to do about it. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBad things can happen to good people, regardless of circumstance. It's what they decide to do when those bad moments appear that really matters. Some buckle under the pressure. Others rise to the occasion. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eO'Shea's stories encompass a variety of different literary genres and take you on a journey across time and space. While his work shows the worst things that can happen to a human, it also shows the strength of the human spirit and the hope that lingers in the darkest of moments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mac O'Shea\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1974027643\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781974027644\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/29\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 122\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.26d","brand":"Mac O'Shea","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44057448120575,"sku":"9781974027644","price":8.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9efef5fd-0b6d-435c-ab2d-a679f654844b.jpg?v=1685047036","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hour-of-adversity-mac-oshea-9781974027644","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}