{"product_id":"immigrants-9781962693097","title":"Immigrants","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith sensitivity and wit, Friedman creates a tableau of characters, scenery, sounds, smells, and tastes\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eas varied as those who have claimed or seek to claim a home within our borders.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this compelling collection of stories, we find immigrants everywhere: in the poignant and doomed relationships between the documented and undocumented; in a squalid encampment by the Rio Grande, where a young mother sends her daughter over the bridge to the U.S. alone; in the heart of multicultural New York, where a Jewish woman seeks a loan from a Muslim bank manager to fund her cancer treatment; and in a New England home, where bats in the attic are threatening the last vestiges of stability for a divorced and desperate middle-aged woman and her twenty-something Chinese American tenant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese stories explore the deep ambiguities in how we perceive each other. Readers will grow to love Friedman's characters, despite their flaws, as they grapple toward a deeper caring for the world around them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Creators Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50674456068370,"sku":"9781962693097","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4ee31640-87f1-481a-90d0-0908e7022f9f.jpg?v=1733859644","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/immigrants-9781962693097","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}