{"product_id":"close-to-home","title":"Close to Home","description":"\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA BRILLIANT COLLECTION FROM ONE OF AUSTRALIA'S LEADING WRITERS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eClose to Home\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e brings together Alice Pung's most loved writing, on topics such as migration, family, art, belonging and identity. Warm, funny, moving and unfailingly honest, this is Alice at her best - an irresistible pleasure for fans and new readers alike.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 2006, Alice Pung published \u003cem\u003eUnpolished Gem\u003c\/em\u003e, her award-winning memoir of growing up Chinese-Australian in Melbourne's western suburbs. Since then, she has written on everything from the role of grandparents to the corrosive effects of racism; from the importance of literature to the legacy of her parents' migration from Cambodia as asylum seekers. In all of this, a central idea is home: how the places we live and the connections we form shape who we become, and what homecoming can mean to those who build their lives in Australia.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Most people have an idea of home as a place of comfort and safety. But it is more than that. Your home is a place where your suffering can take shelter.' \u003c\/strong\u003e-ALICE PUNG\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alice Pung","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54611937755415,"sku":"9781760640910","price":36.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0818\/9132\/8279\/files\/close-to-home.jpg?v=1785980469","url":"https:\/\/amplifybookstore.com\/products\/close-to-home","provider":"Amplify Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}