Un-Veiled

by Eileen Rendahl

Rumor has it...

...that the Zimmerman twins, Ginger and Cinnamon, are the hot hair-stylists in Santa Bonita. Their Do It Up salon has been swamped ever since hometown-Hollywood-star Courtney Day had her wedding hair done there. Now the sisters know every secret of every bride-to-be that crosses their does she or doesn't she, will she or won't she, how often, and with whom?

What happens at Do It Up stays at Do It Up -- until Craig Esposito strolls into the salon with the latest wedding party. Cinnamon's dazed reaction suggests there's something only she knows about this handsome cousin to the groom -- making Ginger wonder if he's the mystery father of Cinnamon's young daughter (which should kill her attraction to him, but doesn't). Now the sisters' own secrets are the subject of small-town gossip...and Ginger is about to tease out some surprising truths about her family, her town -- and herself.

Genres: Chick Lit

265 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2007

Reviews

[April · Rating 3 out of 5]

Twins who run a hair salon in a small California town are the repository of their small town’s secrets as well as their own. Hometown outcast turned Hollywood star makes them in high demand when she has her hair done there for her wedding. Each bride who comes through has their own secrets and obsessions. Four generations of their family unwind their own secrets along with most of the town( why Grandfather shot on his honeymoon, Mother & Rick musician father why is he back , cinnamon steadfastly refusing to name her daughter’s father and ginger-will she leave to go to college or not?) When one bride takes an explosive move on her special day. A quirky, Funny, frustrating, human, messy yet loving family.-figure out with them why they do the things they do.
Do it up salon rules: we never ever slap the bride. What is said at do it up stays at do it up.
P245. I might not believe in fairytales endings, but I did believe the importance of these ceremonies and what they represented. I understood why a woman and a man would feel compelled to stand in front of your friends, your family, and their community and declare themselves a united front against the world. I understood that it also might not mean anything when a man and a woman didn’t make that declaration in front of everyone; sometimes what happened between two people was enough.. I understood that making that public commitment meant nothing without the private commitment .

[Kourtney · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a book that I started reading at lunch while I was at work, and when I came home I could not put it down. I literally stayed up until 12:30 am to finish reading this tale. At first I thought a lot of the plot lines that were happening to Ginger and Cinnamon were very easy to decipher - namely who was Sage's (Cinnamon's daughter) dad (EASY ONE!) But then there were the plot twists and turns to other not-so-main characters that I never saw coming, and it was that reason that the story stayed so fresh. I will definitely be trying other Eileen Rendahl books after reading this one. And PS - not your typical wedding chick lit, so don't let the title and the cover fool you!

[Carolin · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked it, it was not just typical chicklit but also a little mystery within that had to be solved. I especially liked how the author has all the little town Santa Bonita woven into the story. It was great to read about the secrets of the people living there and how they came out.
The spicy names of the girls were funny, but I couldn't handle Ginger so well. I had the feeling she was a bitching-about-others, looking-for-her-best and partly ignorant (the part about the chicken and pigs) girl. I could have identified myself a lot better with her twin Cinnamon, even if I don't believe a bit in astrology ;)

[Sharon · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed this story of small-town sisters, their business, and their personal lives. Light novels was pretty much all I could handle while getting used to Danny, and the family issues made this one especially appealing.

[Nilay · Rating 3 out of 5]

this was ok. another book about hiding the true identity of a child's father

[Susan Hatler · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute, fun, hilarious. A light, breezy read. :-)

[LiteraryMary95 · Rating 3 out of 5]

I thought it was interesting. I got the book for either free or $1 and was worth it.