Getting to happy by Terry McMillan is our first read! so get your book soon because we begin on Monday! Book schedule comes out on Sunday...so check back in with us Tomorrow! Here's a little overview of what you'll find in "Getting to Happy."
An exuberant return to the four unforgettable heroines of Waiting to Exhale—the novel that changed African American fiction forever.
Terry McMillan's Waiting to Exhale
was more than just a bestselling novel—its publication was a watershed
moment in literary history. McMillan's sassy and vibrant story about
four African American women struggling to find love and their place in
the world touched a cultural nerve, inspired a blockbuster film, and
generated a devoted audience.
Now, McMillan revisits Savannah,
Gloria, Bernadine, and Robin fifteen years later. Each is at her own
midlife crossroads: Savannah has awakened to the fact that she's made
too many concessions in her marriage, and decides to face life single
again—at fifty-one. Bernadine has watched her megadivorce settlement
dwindle, been swindled by her husband number two, and conned herself
into thinking that a few pills will help distract her from her pain.
Robin has an all-American case of shopaholism, while the big dream of
her life—to wear a wedding dress— has gone unrealized. And for years,
Gloria has taken happiness and security for granted. But being at the
wrong place at the wrong time can change everything. All four are
learning to heal past hurts and to reclaim their joy and their dreams;
but they return to us full of spirit, sass, and faith in one another.
They've exhaled: now they are learning to breathe.
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