What happens when the good-looking, smooth-talking Dumisani joins Khumalo Hair and Beauty Treatment Salon and puts the queen Vimbai's nose out of joint? Surely she is making a big mistake welcoming him into her house and becoming his landlady? The easy ambiguity of this deepening friendship collapses in unexpected brutality when secrets and jealousies are exposed. Written with delightful humour and a penetrating eye The Hairdresser of Harare is a novel that will touch and tickle you in equal measure.
