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The Manicurist’s Daughter by Susan Lieu is a memoir exploring the complicated relationship Susan...
Lieu's memoir tells her family's story of arriving in America as Vietnamese Refugees shortly...
I didn’t think that I could read this book. It would be too much for me, as a fatherless...
This is an intriguing and intimate story about the author’s mother, her life, and legacy, but it...
Susan Lieu’s mother was a force of nature. She, her husband, and two young sons survived five...
In the vein of "Crying in H Mart" and "I'm Glad My Mom Died," "The Manicurist's Daughter" is an...
Susan Lieu has long been searching for answers. About her family’s past and about her own future....
I really loved The Manicurist's Daughter. This was such a multifaceted read - the immigration...
Thank you to Bookishfirst and Celadon Books for this ARC in exchange for an honest review The...
Memoirs are my favorite type of nonfiction book. As someone who absolutely loved Crying in H...
I knew, prior to jumping into this one, that I would relate to the aspect of losing a mother at a...
I was so touched by this memoir. The best memoirs in my experience are able to make the most...
Susan Lieu's memoir caught me up from the first paragraph. For me, it was a page turner, and...
The Manicurist's Daughter ~ I love that she got her mother's story out along with the trauma...
This was a really interesting memoir to read especially when I was home recovering from a minor...
The thing with memoirs is they are very I-centric. They are full of "this happened to me", "I...
I'll be honest and upfront in saying that in general, I don't typically enjoy biographies and...
This is my first book by this author which I enjoyed reading. I look forward to seeing what is...
Susan Lieu's memoir, "Manicurist's Daughter," was a thought-provoking read that evoked a range of...
This memoir is a lot to unpack (in a good way)! Susan Lieu focuses on the death of her mother...
I'll be the first to admit that memoir as a genre isn't usually my cup of tea. But upon reading...
I highly recommend this book- and memoirs are not always a genre that I find compelling. There...
Lieu's memoir explores her life before and after the death of her admirable mother, a brave and...
Susan Lieu is a Vietnamese-American born to parents who fled Vietnam and sought refuge in the...
4.5⭐️ The Manicurist’s Daughter is a fascinating and moving memoir of grief, family, and the...
I was not expecting to have the chance to review this incredible book as an Advance Review Copy,...
This was a really interesting memoir, at the most basic level about Susan's desire to uncover...
A memoir by the author about her mother, who she lost to botched plastic surgery when she was...
At its heart, this memoir is a celebration of the author's mother, who passed away after a...
Thanks so much for sending me a physical copy of this memoir. This is beautifully written and I...
This is such a well written novel. The author is able to grip the reader right away with her...
If I am completely honest I almost didn’t pick up this book to read it. Don’t get me wrong, the...
"The Tempest Tea" is a captivating novel about a young woman named Miranda who inherits her...
I enjoy memoirs of people I'm interested in. While I'm not Vietnamese, her story sounded...
I typically enjoy biographies and memoirs. And while I did enjoy the beginnings of The...
This was a really interesting book. It had me feeling so many different emotions. The author did...
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