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Start giftingSunshine Nails
A Novel
Length
10 hours
Language
English
Narrators
Carolina Ðo, David Lee Huynh, Quyen Ngo, Vyvy Nguyen & Trieu Tran
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“Though billed as humorous, Sunshine Nails really hits hard. It's a tough look at gentrification and immigrant success, at stereotypes and class and micro-aggressions. All of the characters are deeply flawed - trying their best in an unfair system not built for them, and sometimes, that means they screw up or have to resort to desperate means. The complicated family dynamics are where it really shines - giving voice to each generation and character through a full cast, lending many different perspectives that each find hope and closure by the end. Definitely worth a listen, especially today. ”
— Lauren • Chapterhouse Books
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.
Mai Nguyen is a National Magazine Award–nominated journalist and copywriter who has written for Wired, The Washington Post, The Toronto Star, and several major brands. Raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia, she now lives in Toronto. Sunshine Nails is her debut novel. Visit her at MaiNguyen.ca.