Ask a woman about her hair, and she just might tell you the story of her life.
A collection that\'s, I dare say, a cut above the rest." --Mary Morris, author of The Jazz Palace.
Or those who live with those of us who do.
Every woman knows that many things in life matter more than hair, but few bring as much pleasure as a really great hairdo."A terrific read for those of us who obsess about our hair.
The long and the short of it is that our Hair is our glory--and our nemesis, our history, our self-esteem, our joy, our mortality.
Layered into these reminiscences are tributes to influences throughout history: Jackie Kennedy, Lena Horne, Farrah Fawcett, the Grateful Dead, and Botticelli\'s Venus.
The conversation is intimate and global at once.
They take place in African American kitchens, at Hindu Bengali weddings, and inside Hasidic Jewish homes.
Surprising, insightful, frequently funny, and always forthright, the essays in Me, My Hair, and I are reflections and revelations about every aspect of women\'s lives from family, race, religion, and motherhood to culture, health, politics, and sexuality.
Ask a whole bunch of Women about their hair, and you could get a history of the world.
Ask a woman about her hair, and she just might tell you the story of her life
