Things Will Calm Down Soon

Name: Things Will Calm Down Soon
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781922928023
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By Zoë Foster Blake

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‘Zoë Foster Blake is incapable of writing a false sentence. Every crackling page presents a new bone-deep, funny, wise and utterly brave insight into love, family and the breathless abyss of big business ... And what an extraordinary tale it is.’Trent Dalton Hair stylist Kit Cooper... Read More

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Welcome to the hectic world of beauty and business in this highly relatable novel following a talented hair stylist turned entrepreneur juggling family dramas, workplace near-catastrophes and relationship crises. Things will calm down soon...right?

Description

Hair stylist Kit Cooper is at the top of her game. She does the shows in Milan and Paris, tends to pop stars and celebrities, and has styled enough campaigns and magazine covers to last a lifetime. But Kit is ambitious. Restless. She can’t help asking: what’s next?

One day, frustrated she can’t find the perfect product for a look, she wonders ... could she make it herself?

Things Will Calm Down Soon takes Kit from idea to founder of a highly successful hair-care company. Amid spreadsheets, influencers, product launches, and a parade of potential investors, Kit is juggling an eager young team, needy family members, a charismatic but unreliable romantic partner, single parenting, and far too many school WhatsApp messages. She is certain—positive—things will calm down soon, because how can life possibly keep going at this pace?

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781922928023

Publisher: Allen & Unwin

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 October 2024

Country: Australia

Imprint: Atlantic Books Australia

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 457g

Pages: 432

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About the Author

Zo Foster Blake is the author of seventeen books, spanning novels, beauty, relationship advice and children's picture books. Her novel, The Wrong Girl, was created into a network TV series, and her first picture book, No One Likes a Fart, won the ABIA picture book of the year. In 2014, after a decade spent as a beauty journalist, Zo created a skincare line, Go-To. She lives in Sydney with her husband, two children and a lot of SPF.

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