TY  - BOOK
AU  - Nguyen,Mai
TI  - Sunshine nails: a novel 
SN  - 9781668010495
PY  - 2023///
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - Atria Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc.
KW  - Refugees
KW  - Vietnam
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Canada
KW  - Vietnamese
KW  - Families
KW  - Manicuring
KW  - Family-owned business enterprises
KW  - Toronto (Ont.)
KW  - Humorous fiction
KW  - lcgft
KW  - Novels
N2  - "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"--
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