{"product_id":"labor-eric-h-nogia-9781764830607","title":"Labor","description":"\u003cp\u003eSeven years since he left home.\u2028\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeven countries.\u2028\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeven names. Each adapted to where he was. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeven lives. All temporary. All laborious. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow on a drill rig in the desert. Twelve-hour days, every day. No weekends. No variety. Just the same loop, over and over. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe visa is the goal. Guaranteed by contract. A signed bond between the company and himself. He has spent years on short visas, always moving. He just wants a life that doesn't have an expiry date. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMonths into work, he is paired with an older driller. A quiet man, reading by the fire. No speeches. No shortcuts. The shift, done right, every day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRod by rod, page by page. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe work will change him. It will not save him. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark Bonen. This time he keeps the name.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA novella about discipline, belonging, and the cost of building a life on a promise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eric H. Nogia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1764830601\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781764830607\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Orange Pen Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 170\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.39d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/18\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlueInk Review\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/23\/2026","brand":"Eric H. Nogia","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50779972305151,"sku":"9781764830607","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/labor-eric-h-nogia-9781764830607","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}