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Sunshine Nails [electronic resource] / Mai Nguyen.
Summary:
A Real Simple Must-Read Book of Summer 2023 "Mai Nguyen has proven herself to be a real standout." ?Taylor Jenkins Reid, New York Times bestselling author 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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781797157542
- ISBN: 179715754X
- ISBN: 9781668025154
- ISBN: 1668025159
- Physical Description: 1 online resource
- Publisher: [S.I.] : Simon & Schuster Audio, 2023.
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- Participant or Performer Note:
- Read by Carolina Ðo, David Lee Huynh, Quyen Ngo, VyVy Nguyen, and Trieu Tran
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This âinsightful, moving story with striking depthâ (Taylor Jenkins Reid, New York Times bestselling author) follows a Vietnamese Canadian family in Toronto who will do anything to protect their no-frills nail salon after a new high-end salon opens upâeven if it tears the family apart.
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. 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?
âSharp, witty, and warmhearted, [Mai] Nguyenâs debut tackles gentrification, small business ownership, prejudice in the workplace, andâmost importantlyâthe depth of familial ties, and the power of a good manicureâ (Shelf Awareness).