The Braid: A Novel

✍ Scribed by Colombani, Laetitia;Lalaurie, Louise Rogers

• Publisher: Simon and Schuster; Atria Paperback
• Year: 2019
• Tongue: English
• Edition: First Atria paperback edition
• Category: Fiction

✦ Synopsis

Intro; Dedication; Epigraph; Prologue; Chapter 1: Smita; Chapter 2: Giulia; Chapter 3: Sarah; Chapter 4: Smita; Chapter 5: Giulia; Chapter 6: Sarah; Chapter 7: Smita; Chapter 8: Giulia; Chapter 9: Sarah; Chapter 10: Smita; Chapter 11: Giulia; Chapter 12: Sarah; Chapter 13: Smita; Chapter 14: Giulia; Chapter 15: Sarah; Chapter 16: Smita; Chapter 17: Giulia; Chapter 18: Sarah; Chapter 19: Smita; Chapter 20: Giulia; Chapter 21: Smita; Chapter 22: Sarah; Chapter 23: Giulia; Chapter 24: Smita; Chapter 25: Giulia; Chapter 26: Sarah; Epilogue; Acknowledgments; Reading Group Guide; About the Author;"In this unforgettable international bestseller, three women from very different circumstances around the world find their lives intertwined by a single object and discover what connects us--across cultures, across backgrounds, and across borders. In India, Smita is an untouchable. Desperate to give her daughter an education, she takes her child and flees her small village with nothing but resourcefulness, eventually heading to a temple where she will experience a rebirth. In Sicily, Giulia works in her father's wig workshop, the last of its kind in Palermo. She washes, bleaches, and dyes the hair provided by the city's hairdressers, which is now in short supply. But when her father is the victim of a serious accident, she discovers that the company's financial situation is dire. Now she must find a way to save her family's livelihood. In Canada, Sarah is a successful lawyer and twice-divorced mother of three children whose identity is wrapped up in her work. Just as she expects a big promotion, her life is shattered when she's diagnosed with cancer. A moving novel of hope and renewal, The Braid is a celebration of womanhood and the power of connection and perseverance"--

✦ Table of Contents

Intro
Dedication
Epigraph
Prologue
Chapter 1: Smita
Chapter 2: Giulia
Chapter 3: Sarah
Chapter 4: Smita
Chapter 5: Giulia
Chapter 6: Sarah
Chapter 7: Smita
Chapter 8: Giulia
Chapter 9: Sarah
Chapter 10: Smita
Chapter 11: Giulia
Chapter 12: Sarah
Chapter 13: Smita
Chapter 14: Giulia
Chapter 15: Sarah
Chapter 16: Smita
Chapter 17: Giulia
Chapter 18: Sarah
Chapter 19: Smita
Chapter 20: Giulia
Chapter 21: Smita
Chapter 22: Sarah
Chapter 23: Giulia
Chapter 24: Smita
Chapter 25: Giulia
Chapter 26: Sarah
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Reading Group Guide
About the Author

✦ Subjects

Italy -- Sicily