03427cam a2200553 4500 1171168780 TxAuBib 20240317120000.0 ||||||s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781250334725 1250334721 1aff24fb-9603-4e97-9d1c-1402f4061b3f OverDrive (Reserve ID) 9790872 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Lieu, Susan. The Manicurist's Daughter [Bridges Audiobook] : A Memoir. Macmillan Audio, 2024. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 297MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 297MB. books about growing up. Vietnamese immigrants. vietnamese authors. death of a parent. best non fiction. asian nonfiction. books for women. survival memoir. self perception. asian american. one woman show. therapy memoir. asian authors. asian writers. best memoirs. Vietnam War. stage play. self image. Body Image. nail salon. trauma. grief. HTML:<p><b>This program is read by the author.<br /> 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.</b><br /> 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 had happened.<br /> 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.<br /> <i>The Manicurist's Daughter</i> 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.<br /> <b>A Macmillan Audio production from Celadon Books.</b></p>. Biography & Autobiography. Family & Relationships. Nonfiction. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2024-03-16 20:00:02. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=1aff24fb-9603-4e97-9d1c-1402f4061b3f&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=1aff24fb-9603-4e97-9d1c-1402f4061b3f&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)