Sunshine Nails: A Novel

"Mai Nguyen has proven herself to be a real standout." — Taylor Jenkins Reid, New York Times bestselling author

A tender, humorous, & 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 & The Fortunes of Jaded Women.

Vietnamese refugees Debbie & 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 & it seems only a matter of time before they lose their business & everything they've built. They enlist the help of their daughter, Jessica, who has just returned home after a messy breakup & a messier firing. Together with their son, Dustin, & niece, Thuy, they devise some good old-fashioned sabotage.

Relationships are put to the test as the line between right & wrong gets blurred. Debbie & Phil must choose: do they keep their family intact or fight for their salon?

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Mai Nguyen is a National Magazine Award–nominated journalist & copywriter who has written for Wired, The Washington Post, The Toronto Star, & several major brands. Raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia, she now lives in Toronto. Sunshine Nails is her debut novel. Visit her at MaiNguyen.ca.