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The Hairdresser of Harare

โœ Scribed by Huchu, Tendai


Book ID
109922703
Publisher
Freight Books
Tongue
English
Weight
1 MB
Category
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781908754110

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โœฆ Synopsis


A funny, moving, stylish and sophisticated account of contemporary Zimbabwe that will entertain and challenge in equal measure. Vimbai is the star hairdresser of her salon, the smartest in Harare, Zimbabwe, until the enigmatic Dumisani appears. Losing many of her best customers to this good-looking, smooth-talking young man, Vimbai fears for her job, vital if sheโ€™s to provide for her young child. But in a remarkable reversal the two becomes allies, Dumi renting a room from Vimbai, then inviting her to a family wedding, where to her surprise, he introduces her to his rich parents as his ย‘girlfriendโ€™. Soon they are running their own Harare salon, attracting the wealthiest and most powerful clients in the city. But disaster is near, as Vimbai soon uncovers Dumiโ€™s secret, a discovery that will result in brutality and tragedy, testing their relationship to the very limit. The Hairdresser of Harare is a stylish, funny and sophisticated first-hand account of life...


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