NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • After a sudden change of plans, a remarkable woman and her loyal group of friends try to figure out what she’s going to do with the rest of her life—from Terry McMillan, the bestselling author of How Stella Got Her Groove Back and Waiting to Exhale NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY MARIE CLAIRE AND GOOD HOUSEKEEPING • “Poignant, funny and full of life, this is a balm for troubled times.”—People Loretha Curry’s life is full. A little crowded sometimes, but full indeed. On the eve of her sixty-eighth birthday, she has a booming beauty-supply empire, a gaggle of lifelong friends, and a husband whose moves still surprise. True, she’s carrying a few more pounds than she should be, but Loretha is not one of those women who think her best days are behind her—and she’s determined to prove wrong her mother, her twin sister, and everyone else with that outdated view of aging wrong. It’s not all downhill from here. But when an unexpected loss turns her world upside down, Loretha will have to summon all her strength, resourcefulness, and determination to keep on thriving, pursue joy, heal old wounds, and chart new paths. With a little help from her friends, of course.
Terry McMillan Book order
Terry McMillan is an acclaimed author celebrated for her compelling portrayals of strong female protagonists. Her narratives delve into the intricate dynamics of family relationships and the profound importance of trusting one's own judgment, offering an intimate perspective on life's burdens and blessings. McMillan's work resonates with readers for its insightful exploration of women's lives and their journeys.







- 2020
- 2016
I Almost Forgot about You
- 355 pages
- 13 hours of reading
When Dr. Georgia Young decides to make some major changes in her life by quitting her job and moving, she finds herself on a journey that may include a second chance at love.
- 2011
Getting to Happy
- 479 pages
- 17 hours of reading
An exuberant return to the four unforgettable heroines of "Waiting to Exhale"--the novel that changed African-American fiction forever. Now, McMillan revisits Savannah, Gloria, Bernadine, and Robin 15 years later. Each is at her own midlife crossroads. They've exhaled: now they are learning to breathe. Available in a tall Premium Edition.
- 2005
The Interruption of Everything
- 480 pages
- 17 hours of reading
Marilyn Grimes is a wife, a mother, a sister, and a daughter. Today, she’s decided to make changes in her life, to do something different. Today, Marilyn Grimes has finally decided to be herself. First, she has to find out who that is.
- 2002
The Price family--Viola, the matriarch; her sometimes-husband Cecil; and their four adult children--sticks together through life's most trying circumstances.
- 2000
Eine erfolgreiche Karrierefrau und alleinerziehende Mutter eines zwölfjährigen (manchmal ein bisschen altklugen Sohnes) pfeift auf ihre Pflichten und gönnt sich einen Trip nach Jamaica. Dort lernt sie einen äußerst appetitlichen jungen Mann kennen, zu dem sie sich stark hingezogen fühlt. Einziges Problem: er ist zwanzig Jahre jünger...geplagt von Zweifeln über seine Absichten und der Kritik der Schwestern ist sie sich nicht sicher, wie sich diese Affäre weiter entwickeln soll. Bis sie alles auf eine Karte setzt und sich nocheinmal auf den Weg macht.
- 1996
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
- 464 pages
- 17 hours of reading
Stella Payne is forty-two, divorced, a high-powered investment analyst, mother of eleven-year-old Quincy—and she does it all. In fact, if she doesn't do it, it doesn't get done, from Little League carpool duty to analyzing portfolios to folding the laundry and bringing home the bacon. She does it all well, too, if her chic house, personal trainer, BMW, and her loving son are any indication. So what if there's been no one to share her bed with lately, let alone rock her world? Stella doesn't mind it too much; she probably wouldn't have the energy for love—and all of love's nasty fallout—anyway. But when Stella takes a spur-of-the-moment vacation to Jamaica, her world gets rocked to the core—not just by the relaxing effects of the sun and sea and an island full of attractive men, but by one man in particular. He's tall, lean, soft-spoken, Jamaican, smells of citrus and the ocean—and is half her age. The tropics have cast their spell and Stella soon realizes she has come to a cataclysmic juncture: not only must she confront her hopes and fears about love, she must question all of her expectations, passions, and ideas about life and the way she has lived it. Told in Stella's own exuberant, dead-on, dead honest voice, How Stella Got Her Groove Back is full of Terry McMillan's signature humor, heart, and insight. More than a love story, it is ultimately a novel about how a woman saves her own life—and what she must risk to do it.
- 1994
Breaking Ice
Eine Anthologie zeitgen?ssischer afro-amerikanischer Literature
- 1027 pages
- 36 hours of reading






