{"product_id":"9781634921763","title":"The Ebola Connection","description":"\u003cp\u003eHoward Frazer and his brother Frank take different paths to achieve their goals. Howard enlists in the U.S. Army, and qualifies as a combat medic. He is wounded in an Iraqi ambush.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrank hopes for financial success, and manages to afford college. He finds a good position, but an episode of drunken driving causes the death of a little girl, and lands him in prison. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHoward meets Cathy, his high school girlfriend, who confesses to having a sexual episode with Frank. Howard feels anger and disgust at these revelations, and vows never to see his brother again. His wounds end his career as a combat medic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNews of the Ebola Pandemic raging in Africa presents another opportunity for him to be a medic. Howard flies to Liberia where he and Rory Donnelly, an Australian medic, confront the horrors of the disease for a year. Howard contracts Ebola, and nearly dies. When he recovers, he accepts Rory’s offer to return with him to Australia. Howard falls in love with Ellen, Rory’s sister, and they marry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrank regains his former position and marries only to lose his wife and baby in childbirth. The brothers have not spoken in years until a phone call from Ellen informs Frank that Howard is gravely ill...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Booklocker.com, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47059656048880,"sku":"9781634921763","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781634921763_p0.jpg?v=1763681328","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781634921763","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}