From Giller Prize and O. Henry Award winner Souvankham Thammavongsa comes a revelatory novel about loneliness, love, labour and class, an intimate and sharply written book following a nail salon owner as she toils away for the privileged clients who don't even know her true name. From Giller Prize and O. Henry Award winner Souvankham Thammavongsa comes a revelatory novel about loneliness, love, labour and class, an intimate and sharply written book following a nail salon owner as she toils away for the privileged clients who don't even know her true name.