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The manicurist's daughter : a memoir / Susan Lieu. by Lieu, Susan, author. New York : Celadon Books, 2024. Subjects Lieu, Susan.   Lieu, Susan -- Family.   Vietnamese Americans -- California -- Biography.   Children of immigrants -- United States -- Biography.   Mother and child.   Surgery, Plastic -- Complications.   Bereavement. ISBN:  9781250835048 (hardcover) : 1250835046 Description:  viii, 305 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 25 cm. Edition:  First edition. Requests:  0 Summary:  "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"--   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status Due Date   Hawaii State Library Acquisitions, LLH   in Processing   Add Copy to MyList Hilo Public Library Adult Nonfiction 979.40049 Lieu Li Checked In   Add Copy to MyList McCully-Moiliili Public Library Adult Biography B Lieu Li Checked out 05/14/2024 Add Copy to MyList Mililani Public Library Adult Nonfiction 979.40049 Lieu Li Checked In   Add Copy to MyList North Kohala Public Library Adult Nonfiction 979.40049 Lieu Li Checked In   Add Copy to MyList Pearl City Public Library Adult Nonfiction 979.40049 Lieu Li Checked In   Add Copy to MyList Wahiawa Public Library Adult Nonfiction 979.40049 Lieu Li Checked In   Add Copy to MyList Waipahu Public Library Adult Nonfiction 979.40049 Lieu Li Checked out 05/24/2024 Add Copy to MyList

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