Who is Barber Horsefield from Jayber Crow: A Novel and what is their importance? Jayber_Crow English & Literature Barber Horsefield | Jayber Crow: A Novel

Actually named Peter Hausfeldt, this barber Is the one in Port William who had lost the business because he could not afford to support his large family. Jayber buys his shop, complete with barber chair and living quarters upstairs. The reader does not "meet" Barber, but he is the reason there is an opening for Jayber in Port William.