{"product_id":"through-fire-and-water-tom-frist-9781475952285","title":"Through Fire and Water: A Novel Set in the Rio San Juan Region of Nicaragua","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt is 1980 when Tennessean Stan Hollins and his family arrive in Nicaragua, where the government has just been overthrown. Seeking to make amends for the 1854 destruction of a Nicaraguan town by his U.S. Navy captain ancestor, Stan founds Acci, an organization that provides medical services to poor rural communities. Proud of the good he is doing, Stan thinks that he has finally attained his life's ambition. Unfortunately he could not be more wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFour years later, on a visit to one of Acci's health centers on the R卲 San Juan, Stan and his group are asleep when explosions suddenly rock the farm where they are staying. Stan is caught in the middle of a vicious surprise attack by Contra rebels and his life is changed forever. Wounded and hailed as a hero, Stan soon makes choices that lead to loss and humiliation. To escape his pain, he starts life anew in the tiny, isolated costal town once destroyed by his ancestor.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this adventurous tale set in one of the wildest, most beautiful, and historic regions of Nicaragua, a man struggles to redeem himself and his family name as both he and his adopted country fight for their futures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tom Frist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1475952287\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781475952285\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d","brand":"Tom Frist","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43935537430783,"sku":"9781475952285","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_167b9152-7ad1-4fde-aa86-1ca936ec5076.jpg?v=1681420374","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/through-fire-and-water-tom-frist-9781475952285","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}