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Sunshine nails : a novel / Mai Nguyen.

Nguyen, Mai, 1988- (author.).

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781668010495
  • ISBN: 1668010496
  • ISBN: 9781668010501
  • ISBN: 166801050X
  • Physical Description: 297 pages ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First Atria Books edition
  • Publisher: New York : Atria Books, 2023.
Subject:
Refugees > Vietnam > Fiction.
Refugees > Canada > Fiction.
Vietnamese > Canada > Fiction.
Families > Fiction.
Manicuring > Fiction.
Family-owned business enterprises > Fiction.
Toronto (Ont.) > Fiction.
Genre:
Novels.
Humorous fiction.
Fiction.

Available copies

  • 18 of 20 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.

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