"The Purple Orchid"

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In 2022 the world is returning to normalcy after the pandemic. Jinni, a Thai lady runs her upscale nail salon in a small city in the American south. It is a beautiful place full of the sights and scents of exotic flowers. Business is booming and manicures are by appointment only. Jinni has developed a loyal clientele who visit regularly and chat and gossip amongst themselves. Amara, Jinni’s mixed-race niece, is working as a manicurist since she dropped out of university. She finds love easily with the men she meets but seems to have lost her way in life. Ellie, an English woman, is a customer of the salon. Overweight, out of her comfort zone and living in a foreign country, will her attempts at getting her voice heard be successful or be seen as provocative and risking scandal? Janine is a helpful and caring person who loves to come along and chat about her life helping her elderly granny get healthy and fit. All seems perfect in her life, but does heartbreak await in the future? Jinni may be successful in business, but will she be betrayed by Song, a young Chinese woman, who she employs as a manicurist but who is not what she seems? This story is not just about the gossip in the salon, interesting as it is, especially when discussing the British Royal Family and Prince Harry and Meghan Markle but it is also about how friendships can develop between a diverse group of people. The Purple Orchid becomes a place where opinions are valued, and people can share their hopes and fears, but most importantly it becomes a sanctuary from the outside world.