{"product_id":"hirams-faith-hardcover","title":"Hiram's Faith - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBlake Haber\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew Orleans, 1853\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHiram T. Whitaker, a once-promising medical student, haunted by guilt and family tragedy, arrives in the French Quarter seeking redemption only to find a city choking on miasma, government ineptitude, corruption, and the stink of death. Amidst the nauseating odors of the docks, children's coffins are piled high on drays and cannon fire thunders in a desperate attempt to clear the air of pestilence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDependent on morphine and appalled by the region's brutal customs, Hiram opens an unlicensed apothecary, determined to prove the superiority of modern medicine over the old, superstitious ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut as a devastating yellow fever epidemic ravages the city, Hiram's rigid worldview is threatened, and he is drawn into the dangerous lives of those around him: Jerome, the enslaved man he has inherited; Charlotte, a formidable free woman of color whose practice of voodoo challenges him at every turn; and the corrupt medical establishment that controls the city.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs floodwaters rise and grief seeps into every room, the epidemic forces a reckoning with the limits of Hiram's beliefs and the human cruelty he can no longer abide, leading Hiram to discover that true healing demands more than science alone can give. When he attempts a desperate act of mercy he crosses a line he cannot uncross and plunges himself into a scandal that threatens his career-and his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA haunting story of medicine, magic, and belief, \u003cem\u003eHiram's Faith\u003c\/em\u003e explores the cost of clinging to what we hold sacred and what becomes possible when we finally let go.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 03, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47057246355595,"sku":"9798994092521","price":55.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/VTxQzq6FZG9798994092521.webp?v=1779511816","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/hirams-faith-hardcover","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}