Eileen Rendahl Un-Veiled

Un-Veiled

Eileen Rendahl

Downtown Press (Pocket), May 29 2007, $13.00

ISBN: 1416532714

Cinnamon and Ginger Zimmerman of Do It Up believe that hair stylists are like priests, lawyers, and spouses as "What happens at Do It Up stays at Do It Up". Their customers discuss love affairs, one night stands, and other family secrets knowing full well that the Zimmerman duo will say nothing even if Ashcroft and Gonzales tortured them.

Like those who come to get their hair done, Cinnamon and Ginger also have secrets that they prefer not to reveal. Cinnamon wants to leave the hair salon and town to become a doctor's assistant. However, a family crisis caused when secrets are revealed leaves both to wonder about the adage of their salon "What happens at Do It Up stays at Do It Up".

The two spicy Zimmermans and their customers make for a fine contemporary tale as everyone has secrets that the environment leads to revealing rather than concealing. The story line focuses on Cinnamon and Ginger even when someone else is telling their latest tryst. Although the ending leaves some split hairs dangling, fans will enjoy this interesting chick lit tale starring two likable protagonists dreaming and pondering whether doing people's roots is all that there is in life even as they appreciate their role as father confessors.

Harriet Klausner