The braid : a novel

Author

Laetitia Colombani

Call Number

• FICTION COLO (CEN, OSH)

Edition

First Atria Paperback edition.

Publication Information

New York : Atria Paperback, 2019.

Physical Description

199 pages ; 21 cm

Summary

"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."--

Notes

"Originally published in 2017 as La tresse by Editions Grasset & Fasquelle, Paris"--Title page verso.