{"product_id":"hurdles-naif-makmi-9798522766368","title":"Hurdles","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo brothers who are estranged by a personal tragedy lead opposite lives - one is a respected community leader and family man, while the other delves into crime - which will prompt one to seek revenge against the other.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this story marked by family values, betrayal, and revenge, two brothers who are estranged by a personal tragedy follow opposite paths in life, prompting one to seek a vendetta against the other. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRaul and Marco have a difficult life. Burdened by their mother's chronic illness and their father's alcoholism, their family is going through a severe financial struggle. Raul is conservative about the matter, and the family does not perceive Marco's approximation to the wrong crowd. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Marco's innovative approach for a business idea is stolen by one of his neighbors, he and his friends decide to rob the store as payback. The deal goes awry, though, and it leads to a homicide that will land him in prison after his brother's testimony against him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSeveral years pass, and Raul is a respected community leader for his tireless work during the Hurricane Katrina crisis. He is married and has three sons who are either in an Ivy-league college or in the process of being admitted into one.\u003cbr\u003eHowever, Marco is out of prison and running a successful underground business wants to put a revenge plan he has fermented throughout all this time into practice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen Marco's plan shakes the life of his brother's family, his nephew Marcus decides to take matters into their own hands to investigate and halt his rogue uncle's plan.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Naif Makmi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798522766368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/18\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.46d","brand":"Naif Makmi","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48851567902975,"sku":"9798522766368","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hurdles-naif-makmi-9798522766368","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}