{"product_id":"asemvc","title":"A Semi-Dutchie, by Vani Chokra","description":"\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePoetry, prose, chapbook, 48 pages, from \u003ca style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/bottlecap.press\/collections\/bottlecap-features\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBottlecap Features\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Semi-Dutchie\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of poems and essays about building a life in a place you know you will eventually leave. During two years in the Netherlands, the author learns Dutch, figures out the recycling schedule, rides a bicycle, participates in holiday traditions, and slowly begins to feel at home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eThrough neighborhood barbecues, Saturday markets, shared whisky, Dutch gingerbread, and the occasional longing for American toilet paper, the Netherlands starts to grow familiar. Strangers become friends, neighbors become familiar faces, and a little boy next door opens a door to a part of her she had not expected to find. A friendship built over twenty-three cappuccinos becomes an anchor. With humor and warmth, \u003cem\u003eA Semi-Dutchie\u003c\/em\u003e explores what happens when a temporary life starts to feel real and what you take with you when you leave.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eVani Chokra is a writer based in Charlotte, North Carolina. A graduate of Delhi University and Case Western Reserve University, she works in the corporate world and writes poetry and nonfiction to explore place, belonging, and identity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vani Chokra","offers":[{"title":"Chapbook","offer_id":51674583073083,"sku":"ASEMVC","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital Download (PDF)","offer_id":51674583105851,"sku":"ASEMVCe","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0062\/4420\/4614\/files\/semi-dutchie_cover.png?v=1789085596","url":"https:\/\/bottlecap.press\/products\/asemvc","provider":"Bottlecap Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}