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Author Nguyen, Mai, author.

Title Sunshine Nails : a novel / Mai Nguyen.

Publication Info. New York : Atria Books, 2023.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Pittsburg 2nd Fl Fiction  F Nguyen    New Books Pittsburg 2ndFL  Available
Edition First Atria Books hardcover edition.
Description 297 pages ; 24 cm
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Summary "A tender, humorous, and page-turning debut about a Vietnamese Canadian family in Toronto who will do whatever it takes to protect their no-frills nail salon after a new high end salon opens up--even if it tears the family apart. Perfect for readers of Olga Dies Dreaming and The Fortunes of Jaded Women. Vietnamese refugees Debbie and Phil Tran have built a comfortable life for themselves in Toronto with their family nail salon. But when an ultra-glam chain salon opens across the street, their world is rocked. Complicating matters further, their landlord has jacked up the rent and it seems only a matter of time before they lose their business and everything they've built. They enlist the help of their daughter, Jessica, who has just returned home after a messy breakup and a messier firing. Together with their son, Dustin, and niece, Thuy, they devise some good old-fashioned sabotage. Relationships are put to the test as the line between right and wrong gets blurred. Debbie and Phil must choose: do they keep their family intact or fight for their salon? Sunshine Nails is a light-hearted, urgent fable of gentrification with a cast of memorable and complex characters who showcase the diversity of immigrant experiences and community resilience"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Refugees -- Vietnam -- Fiction.
Refugees -- Canada -- Fiction.
Vietnamese -- Canada -- Fiction.
Families -- Fiction.
Manicuring -- Fiction.
Family-owned business enterprises -- Fiction.
Toronto (Ontario) -- Fiction.
Genre/Form Novels.
Other Form: Online version: Nguy��en, Mai. Sunshine Nails First Atria Books hardcover edition. New York : Atria Books, 2023 9781668010518 (DLC) 2022059147
ISBN 9781668010495 : $26.99
1668010496 : $26.99

 
    
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