Sunshine nails : a novel /
Nguyen, Mai, 1988-
Sunshine nails : a novel / Mai Nguyen. - First Atria Books hardcover edition. - 297 pages ; 24 cm
"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"--
9781668010495 1668010496 9781668010501 166801050X
2022059146
Refugees--Vietnam--Fiction.
Refugees--Canada--Fiction.
Vietnamese--Canada--Fiction.
Families--Fiction.
Manicuring--Fiction.
Family-owned business enterprises--Fiction.
Toronto (Ont.)--Fiction.
Humorous fiction.
Novels.
Sunshine nails : a novel / Mai Nguyen. - First Atria Books hardcover edition. - 297 pages ; 24 cm
"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"--
9781668010495 1668010496 9781668010501 166801050X
2022059146
Refugees--Vietnam--Fiction.
Refugees--Canada--Fiction.
Vietnamese--Canada--Fiction.
Families--Fiction.
Manicuring--Fiction.
Family-owned business enterprises--Fiction.
Toronto (Ont.)--Fiction.
Humorous fiction.
Novels.