{"product_id":"the-permanent-resident-by-roanna-gonsalves-9781742589022","title":"The Permanent Resident","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA woman who can't swim wades into a suburban pool. An Indian family sits down to an Australian Christmas dinner. A single mother's offer to coach her son's soccer team leads to an unexpected encounter. A recent migrant considers taking the fall for a second-generation 'friend'. A wife refuses to let her husband look at her phone. An international student gets off a train at night.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Permanent Resident\u003c\/em\u003e by Roanna Gonsalves is a collection of short stories that unearth the aspirations, ambivalence, and guilt laced through the lives of 21st-century immigrants. The stories navigate clashes of cultures, trials of faith, and squalls of racism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSometimes heart-wrenching, sometimes playful, these stories cut to the truth of what it means to be a modern outsider.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47933331538156,"sku":"9781742589022","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781742589022-the-permanent-resident.jpg?v=1783867002","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-permanent-resident-by-roanna-gonsalves-9781742589022","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}