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<b>WINNER OF THE SCOTIABANK GILLER PRIZE</b><b>¿Spellbinding¿ <i>i</i></b><b>¿Breathtaking¿ <i>Elle</i></b><b>¿Powerhouses of feeling and depth¿ Mary Gaitskill</b><b>¿Sharp and vital¿ Daisy Johnson</b><b>''Excellent'' Margaret Atwood on Twitter</b>An ex-boxer turned nail salon worker falls for a pair of immaculate hands; a mother and daughter harvest earthworms in the middle of the night; a country music-obsessed housewife abandons her family for fantasy; and a young girl''s love for her father transcends language. In this stunning debut, Souvankham Thammavongsa captures the day-to-day lives of immigrants and refugees in a nameless city, illuminating hopes, disappointments, love affairs, and above all, the pursuit of a place to belong.<b>''There is not a moment off in these affecting stories'' Sheila Heti</b>