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020			_a9781250835048 _q(hardcover)
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092			_aLIEU, S. _bL721
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100	1		_aLieu, Susan, _eauthor.
245	1	4	_aThe manicurist's daughter : _ba memoir / _cSusan Lieu.
250			_aFirst edition.
263			_a2403
264		1	_aNew York : _bCeladon Books, _c2024.
300			_aviii, 305 pages : _bcolor illustrations ; _c25 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
520			_a"An emotionally raw memoir about the crumbling of the American Dream and a daughter of refugees who searches for answers after her mother dies during plastic surgery. Susan Lieu has long been searching for answers. About her family's past and about her own future. Refugees from the Vietnam War, Susan's family escaped to California in the 1980s after five failed attempts. Upon arrival, Susan's mother was their savvy, charismatic North Star, setting up two successful nail salons and orchestrating every success-until Susan was eleven. That year, her mother died from a botched tummy tuck. After the funeral, no one was ever allowed to talk about her or what happened. For the next twenty years, Susan navigated a series of cascading questions alone-why did the most perfect person in her life want to change her body? Why would no one tell her about her mother's life in Vietnam? And how did this surgeon, who preyed on Vietnamese immigrants, go on operating after her mother's death? Sifting through depositions, tracking down the surgeon's family, and enlisting the help of spirit channelers, Susan uncovers the painful truth of her mother, herself, and the impossible ideal of beauty. The Manicurist's Daughter is much more than a memoir about grief, trauma, and body image. It is a story of fierce determination, strength in shared culture, and finding your place in the world"-- _cProvided by publisher.
600	1	0	_aLieu, Susan.
600	1	0	_aLieu, Susan _xFamily.
650		0	_aVietnamese Americans _zCalifornia _vBiography.
650		0	_aChildren of immigrants _zUnited States _vBiography. _9318461
650		0	_aMother and child. _9119258
650		0	_aSurgery, Plastic _xComplications.
650		0	_aBereavement. _936971
655		7	_aAutobiographies. _2lcgft _9728
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