WINNER OF THE SCOTIABANK GILLER PRIZE-Spellbinding- i-Breathtaking- Elle-Powerhouses of feeling and depth- Mary Gaitskill-Sharp and vital- Daisy Johnson''Excellent'' Margaret Atwood on TwitterAn 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.''There is not a moment off in these affecting stories'' Sheila Heti
