What do you think?
Rate this book
Glory: The Hair
This is a book about one woman's trials and tribulations with a local hairdresser. The book also deals with their spiritual lives, romance, careers and things of that nature. In the end, the book teaches many lessons on various fronts.
436 pages, Paperback
First published September 1, 2001
1 person is currently reading
147 people want to read
About the author
Sandra Hamer Smith
1 book32 followersI am author of the book GLORY...THE HAIR. It is available in paperback and ebook. I am a language arts teacher with Memphis Business Academy Elementary School. Additionally, I have a Doctorate in Educational Leadership from the University of Memphis.
Also, I am a poet and a playwright. The play TRUANCY has been performed before live audiences in Memphis, Tennessee. The largest crowd was about 800 people. I give God the glory for every talent and gift. I thank Him for opening doors and providing favor. I expect great things.
Also, I am a poet and a playwright. The play TRUANCY has been performed before live audiences in Memphis, Tennessee. The largest crowd was about 800 people. I give God the glory for every talent and gift. I thank Him for opening doors and providing favor. I expect great things.
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 9 of 9 reviews
April 21, 2019
This is a very engaging read that causes the reader to think about what struggles a woman goes through, especially when she loses her glory. In the case of this story, this is represented through hair. Lots of Christian messages throughout the story, and this was definitely different from any other book I have read. If you’re looking for something uplifting and thoughtful, this is the book.
January 3, 2015
This is an excellent book and I'm not just saying that because I wrote it.
July 31, 2019
The author, Sandra Hamer, quotes a multitude of Bible verses throughout this story for many appropriate circumstances but this one - 1 Corinthians 11:15 - “But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering” is absolutely the one upon which the essence of her book, “Glory…the Hair” is predicated.
In every culture, a woman’s hair holds strong attractions and sometimes strange fascinations for the men of that society. Some force the fairer sex to hide their glory beneath heavy veils, while others want the world to see and revel in the beauty that shines through those long, luxurious healthy tresses.
In the 2012 Memphis community that this book is set in, messing with someone’s glory was pretty much considered a sinful act. And, the sins of jealousy and spiteful competition seemed to run pretty rampant in the hair salons of this fictional story. The main idea which seemed to be communicated in this book, for me anyway, is that - though the lady with the scissors ultimately held all the power over another woman’s glorious mane, the wrath of a woman “shorned”, pun intended, can unfortunately lead to a court case of a hairy nature.
Jennifer Williams is the plaintiff in this particularly peculiar court case. Though she is a very forgiving person, some things can’t easily be forgiven or forgotten. And though it may seem petty at first, to sue someone over such a vainglorious thing, Jennifer has higher aspirations than those motivated by vanity alone. Through her litigation, she intends to preserve the God given right of an individual (and not a hairdresser) to determine the length of one’s own hair. But her quintessential desire is for far more than that. When you read how Jennifer presents her case to a judge and to the court of public opinion you might applaud her intentions.
Miss Hamer’s writing style is more a telling of thoughts and events than one of eloquent fiction. But the story is told well enough and contains more than enough interesting details to provide a riveting view of Christian life for the faithful members of houses of worship like the “All of That Baptist Church”. Most of the main characters in this book are faithful attendees of that rousing place of praise where the preacher tells it like it is and the members shout Amen. There are more characters flitting in and out of the book than expected but they all have their own stories, each of which touches, at least briefly, on the main theme of hair and what it means to them.
I have to give this story a solid 4 stars because it provides so many glimpses into how that crowning glory – hair - figures so intimately into the personal interactions between the different sexes and even into the very foundations of their Christian beliefs. It was definitely an eye-opener for me.
In every culture, a woman’s hair holds strong attractions and sometimes strange fascinations for the men of that society. Some force the fairer sex to hide their glory beneath heavy veils, while others want the world to see and revel in the beauty that shines through those long, luxurious healthy tresses.
In the 2012 Memphis community that this book is set in, messing with someone’s glory was pretty much considered a sinful act. And, the sins of jealousy and spiteful competition seemed to run pretty rampant in the hair salons of this fictional story. The main idea which seemed to be communicated in this book, for me anyway, is that - though the lady with the scissors ultimately held all the power over another woman’s glorious mane, the wrath of a woman “shorned”, pun intended, can unfortunately lead to a court case of a hairy nature.
Jennifer Williams is the plaintiff in this particularly peculiar court case. Though she is a very forgiving person, some things can’t easily be forgiven or forgotten. And though it may seem petty at first, to sue someone over such a vainglorious thing, Jennifer has higher aspirations than those motivated by vanity alone. Through her litigation, she intends to preserve the God given right of an individual (and not a hairdresser) to determine the length of one’s own hair. But her quintessential desire is for far more than that. When you read how Jennifer presents her case to a judge and to the court of public opinion you might applaud her intentions.
Miss Hamer’s writing style is more a telling of thoughts and events than one of eloquent fiction. But the story is told well enough and contains more than enough interesting details to provide a riveting view of Christian life for the faithful members of houses of worship like the “All of That Baptist Church”. Most of the main characters in this book are faithful attendees of that rousing place of praise where the preacher tells it like it is and the members shout Amen. There are more characters flitting in and out of the book than expected but they all have their own stories, each of which touches, at least briefly, on the main theme of hair and what it means to them.
I have to give this story a solid 4 stars because it provides so many glimpses into how that crowning glory – hair - figures so intimately into the personal interactions between the different sexes and even into the very foundations of their Christian beliefs. It was definitely an eye-opener for me.
October 4, 2019
This was a different spin on a black woman's hair. It was a little hard to follow, but once I explored the whole book, it was the premise of the plot. In the time of when this book was published, men signified a woman's glory by her hair, I went through it with my own husband. But now in the era of the natural beauty, this book would be apart of the history of a woman's hair.
November 4, 2014
What an amazing story about hairdressers who systematically try and destroy a woman's glory!
Want to read
January 6, 2015I have won a copy of this book from the author via Goodreads Giveaways. After I've had a chance to read it and formulate my thoughts, I'll post my honest review. Stay tuned!
April 22, 2018
This contemporary Christian story idea is engaging as it weaves a story about a woman’s struggle when her glory, in this case her hair, is taken from her. Unfortunately sentence structure was short, making it choppy to read and there were multiple miss spelled words that were distracting. However, if you can get past the editing difficulties the author stays true to her readers by weaving Christian messages throughout the many characters of the story.
April 26, 2018
This was something different for me. I really enjoyed the premise. The idea that a hairdresser might actually do something like that deliberately never would have occurred to me. I grew up in a family that put a lot of emphasis on how you look. For reasons out of my control I also lost my glory and that made this especially powerful for me. There was a beautiful central message as well. It was eye opening and in many ways uplifting.
February 13, 2020
Glory: The Hair was a little slow getting started, too much telling.
The author, Sandra Hamer, did a fair job interweaving religion, romance, life in Memphis, her culture, and most of all the characters’ love of hair. That is my big take away for this book.
There were a few formatting problems and the book could use more editing.
Displaying 1 - 9 of 9 reviews