A Hairdresser's Diary

By Christine Hannon

This book is the diary of a hairdresser who had a calling and a great memory. It is filled with stories of gossip, angst, triumph, challenge and most of all, humour. By looking into the mirror of others, we come to see the reflection of ourselves.

It starts with hair, doesn’t it? We play with it, transform ourselves through it, and learn about love and hate with it. Our hairdresser becomes the keeper of our diary. So what is in theirs?


Hairdressing is an act of transformation. We search for the hairdresser that can change us with just the right cut, just the right style.

When we find our hairdresser, we make a new friend, often giving them stories about our lives that we don’t share with everyone. They become the keeper of our diary. Sometimes we wonder what the world looks like from their eyes. A Hairdresser’s Diary lets us read those stories, starting with the hairdresser’s own.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: Sep 22, 2012
• ISBN: 9781105689802

Christine Hannon

I am a 76 year old woman residing in Woodstock Ont. Canada. I have three amazing children, two son and a daughter? I brag about my grandchildren a thirty-six year old granddaughter and a sixteen year-old grandson. Ron and I were married at nineteen and have been married fifty-six interesting and adventurous years. A severe car accident over fifty years ago caused by a drunk driver robbed me of my careers and left me to live the rest of my life with chronic pain. Until then I was a successful hairdresser, make up artist and a model. To help deal with the daily pain I taught myself to paint. First on clothing, then on walls, wooden pieces, stone and now on canvas. It came as a surprise when that my son in law suggested I write about the hairdressing stories I had been telling for so many years. I have been writing poetry for as long as I can remember but writing a story was foreign to me. I am hoping these stories will inspire someone to live their dreams too. I want to pass my strength on to others. I am working on a sequel for A Hairdresser's Diary and have published a book of original poetry Versify. I invite you to visit me at www.ahairdressersdiary.com or http://ahairdressersdiaries.wordpress.com/ where you can learn more about my life and me.