Nappily Ever After - Hardcover

Thomas, Trisha R.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0609605836 ISBN 13: 9780609605837

Publisher: Crown Pub, 2000

Synopsis

Bored and restless with her life, thirty-four-year-old African American Venus Johnson discovers new strength and power when she decides to quit coaxing her hair straight and proudly adopts a natural hairstyle.

About this title

About the Author

TRISHA R. THOMAS was born in San Diego and now lives in the beautiful Northwest, happily ever after, with her husband and two children. She is working on her second novel.

From the Inside Flap

when you toss tradition out the window and really start living for yourself?<br><br>Venus Johnston has a great job, a beautiful home, and a loving live-in boyfriend named Clint, who happens to be a drop-dead gorgeous doctor. She has a weekly beauty-parlor date with Tina, who keeps Venus's long, processed hair slick and straight. Ever since childhood, the tedious hours in the salon and the harsh, burning chemicals have grated on Venus, and increasingly she dreams of cutting off her beautiful "good" hair. When her boyfriend keeps balking at commitment, and the thought of another hour at the salon is just too much, Venus decides to give it up -- all of it. She trades in the long hair for a dramatically short, natural cut and sends Clint packing. It's a bold declaration of independence -- and one that has effects she never could have imagined. Reactions from friends and coworkers range from concern to contempt to outright condemnation. When Clint moves on and starts dating a vo

Edition details

• Publisher: Crown Pub
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0609605836
• ISBN 13: 9780609605837
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 275