{"product_id":"kisimba-gillian-m-mercurio-9781508858232","title":"Kisimba","description":"WINNER: 2016 Beverly Hills Book Award for Medical Thriller FINALIST: 2016 Chatelaine Awards for Romantic Fiction (Chanticleer Reviews) \u003cp\u003eWhen English medical student Penny Drayton chooses an elective term abroad, she holds high hopes of helping the beleaguered people of Uganda.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUpon arriving at the bush mission hospital in Kisimba, Penny soon forges a place for herself in the small medical community there. She also quickly learns how different-and difficult-practicing medicine is in a place fraught with political turmoil and plagued by scarcity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut it isn't \u003ci\u003eall\u003c\/i\u003e work for Penny. Nicholas Sottile, an American epidemiologist and hero of the Vietnam War, catches Penny's eye-and she almost instantly finds herself swept up by his charisma and intelligence. Yet despite the powerful attraction between them, Penny suspects Nick harbors secrets beneath his charming exterior.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith a political coup looming on the horizon and violence penetrating even the walls of the hospital, Penny prepares to return to her studies in London, even though it means saying good-bye to a place and people she has come to love.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut with the country collapsing around her and a ruthless dictator seizing power, Penny realizes she might not survive to make it back to England-let alone reunite with the man she loves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gillian M. Mercurio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1508858233\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781508858232\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 05\/30\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.62d","brand":"Gillian M. Mercurio","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48459162779903,"sku":"9781508858232","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_90973eb8-d7af-4b53-9af2-d2209b1f7bc2.jpg?v=1777408298","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/kisimba-gillian-m-mercurio-9781508858232","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}