| International Standard Book Number |
9780385550499
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780385550482
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| International Standard Book Number |
0385550480
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| Personal Name |
Guns, Priya, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut
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| Title Statement |
Hustle, baby : a novel / Priya Guns.
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| Edition Statement |
First Doubleday hardcover edition.
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| Imprint |
©2026.
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| Imprint |
New York : Doubleday, 2026.
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| Physical Description |
289 pages ; 21 cm.
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| Summary, Etc. |
It's hard enough to be a teenager at the turn of the millennium, and especially so for Dilo, who on top of juggling school and caring for her baby-cousin Maysha, is tasked with hustling to help her family get by. After Dilo's born-again Christian mother, Mary, and Aunt Anji relocated the family from Sri Lanka fleeing the civil war, one thing's become blindingly clear--the "rags-to-riches" fairytale they were promised is bullshit. The system is rigged, so sometimes you have to cheat to win. Their family operates on the margins, working constantly to earn just enough to pay off their last meal. But they can only ignore stacks of overdue rent notices for so long, and when both matriarchs unexpectedly lose their jobs, desperation begins to set in. With eviction imminent, they are thrown a lifeline when they meet Mark, a swaggering day-trader, who promises to turn their small initial investment into thousands of dollars overnight on the stock exchange. At last, a miracle, and the family quickly become his apostles, recruiting investors by spreading the good word of his perpetual 10% returns. But they soon discover what really fuels Mark's seemingly endless generosity, and when the markets turn they are left to navigate treacherous but familiar terrain. They must do what they always have, find a path where there isn't one--survive. -- Provided by publisher.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Securities fraud Ontario Toronto Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Tamil (Indic people) Ontario Toronto Fiction.
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Tamil diaspora Finance, Personal Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Refugees Psychological aspects Fiction.
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Refugees Social aspects Fiction.
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Refugees Abuse of Fiction.
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Trust Abuse of Fiction.
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Fraude boursie`re Ontario Toronto Romans, nouvelles, etc.
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Re´fugie´s Aspect psychologique Romans, nouvelles, etc.
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Re´fugie´s Violence envers Romans, nouvelles, etc.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Tamouls Ontario Toronto Romans, nouvelles, etc.
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Tamouls Pays e´trangers Finances personnelles Romans, nouvelles, etc.
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Re´fugie´s Aspect social Romans, nouvelles, etc.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Confiance Violence envers Romans, nouvelles, etc.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Black humor.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Fiction.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Fictional Work
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Historical fiction.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Humour noir.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Novels.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Romans.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Social problem fiction.
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