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In Los Angeles, 1948, Hosanna Clark, a recently arrived Texan, and Gilda Rosenstein, a survivor of the Holocaust, form an unlikely yet powerful partnership. They start a cosmetics business, initially competing against Gilda's company, but later collaborating to create a line of black beauty products. When Gilda's company hires Hosanna to launch a line of black beauty products, she must confront her past betrayal and debt to collect on her mother's legacy.
First publish date: 2001
Genre: Psychological Fiction/Psychological Drama
Authors: Bebe Moore Campbell
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