The Braid
by Laetitia Colombani
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Pub Date Sep 24 2019 | Archive Date Sep 24 2019
Simon & Schuster Canada | Simon & Schuster
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Description
In India, Smita is an untouchable. Desperate to give her daughter an education, she takes the child and flees her small village with nothing but her 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 Montreal, 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.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781982131548 |
| PRICE | $16.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 160 |
Featured Reviews
Eva E, Reviewer
Like a braid, this book takes 3 separate story strands and weaves them through one another in alternating chapters. The result is a beautiful story of the empowerment and strength of women. Much like the idea of ‘six degrees of separation’ this book links stories in Montreal, Sicily and India.
I really enjoyed the reading process of this book. The chapters were short and gave just a hint of what’s to come while tugging at your heart strings. What seemed like a story that was going to be depressing and sad, instead showed resilience and a sense of hope.
Thank you to Net Galley and Simon & Schuster for this ARC in exchange for an honest review. This book publishes September 24, 2019.
jacinda s, Reviewer
Thank you to NetGalley, Simon & Schuster and the author Ms. Laetitia Colombani for the opportunity to fall in love with this outstanding book..."The Braid".
5 Stars
This is the passionate and heartbreaking story of three strong willed women who are inextricably linked by a simple braid of hair.
We meet "smita", from India, an untouchable who fights to break the bonds of the caste system and raise her daughter above what her birthright dictates.
We meet " Guila", from Sicily, who wants more from life than marrying the neighbour's boring son. She wants a life filled with passion... and in her work and in a man.
We meet "Sarah", from Montreal, a high pressure lawyer living tough and strong in a misogynistic dominated career. She wants to go to the top and will stop at nothing to achieve it.
These 3 stories are woven tightly together as the braid that will eventually link them.
An outstanding story of female strength that comes from adversity, these three women will stay with the reader long after the last page is read.
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