01919cam a2200289 4500 2776537210 TxAuBib 20260605120000.0 ||||||s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781776921973 1776921976 B0D2J5LSCG Amazon 2d542e3c-7dda-4249-81b6-51d784936cdc OverDrive (Reserve ID) 10693134 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib dissanayake, romesh. When I open the shop [Libby eBook]. Te Herenga Waka University Press, 2024. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. A poignant and darkly funny exploration of grief, immigrant life, and finding community in a small New Zealand noodle shop. In Te Whanganui-a-Tara, a young chef named Devendra obsessively juliennes carrots while grappling with his mother's death and the mounting pressures of his struggling noodle shop. As bills pile up and strangers appear in his kitchen, the ancestors watch closely, blurring the lines between reality and surrealism. When I open the shop offers a glimpse into immigrant life in Aotearoa, blending humor, anger, and lyrical prose. This debut novel explores themes of grief, identity, and the search for belonging, culminating in a horror road trip that veers into the unexpected. Perfect for readers seeking New Zealand literary fiction, immigrant experience stories, and surreal narratives. Literature. Fiction. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2026-06-05 20:00:02. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=2d542e3c-7dda-4249-81b6-51d784936cdc&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=2d542e3c-7dda-4249-81b6-51d784936cdc&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)