Cine Star Salon, The
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Philippine-born Vancouverite Sophia is most grateful for two things: her modest hair salon and Adrian, her mild-mannered fiancé. She is eager to get married and move away from her highly educated but career-frustrated parents. Then Sophia’s estranged friend reaches out from Manila, desperate for help. After a dubious accident, her fiery Auntie Rosy is on the verge of losing the Cine Star Salon—the place where Sophia first felt the call to become a hairstylist and salon owner.
Reviews
Praise for The Cine Star Salon:
"From Vancouver to Manila, with a cast of vibrant characters, Sophia’s story pulled me in close—an intimate behind the scenes look at the beauty salon and working women. This is also a tale of immigration, and family drama; the ones we are born into and the ones we create. Wry and clear-eyed this powerful debut by Leah Ranada is an important new work in the literary scene."
~ Hiromi Goto, author of Shadow Life and Chorus of Mushrooms
"A stunning debut. Renada's writing crackles with energy and humour. Memorable characters and a clever, tender-hearted prose examines the stigma of "women's work," The Cine Star Salon will speak across generations, so tell your mother and your sister and your sister's friends.”
~ Carleigh Baker, author of Bad Endings