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McMillan takes on the fault lines of midlife and family life and reminds us once again of the redeeming power of friendship. Marilyn Grimes, wife and mother of three, has made a career of deferring her dreams to build a suburban California home and lifestyle with her workaholic husband, Leon. She also troubleshoots for her grown kids, cares for her live-in mother-in-law (and elderly poodle, Snuffy), keeps tabs on her girlfriends Paulette and Bunny and her own aging mother and foster sister - and holds down a part-time job. But at forty-four, Marilyn’s got too much on her plate and nothing to feed her passion. She feels like she’s about ready to jump. She’s just not sure where.
'With her trademark ability to write thought-provoking tales
inspired by the lives and loves of contemporary African-American
women, McMillan offers another novel sure to resonate with readers
grappling with the questions Marilyn poses to herself.' - PW.
'McMillan's inimitable style is on display in this novel about a
woman facing midlife crises on every front.' - Booklist.
'Undercharacterized Leon is the weak link here. Otherwise,
McMillan's combination of boisterous humor and real compassion, both
for the old and the underclass, is deeply impressive.' - Kirkus
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Terry McMillan is the award-winning, critically acclaimed #1 New York Times bestselling author of Waiting to Exhale, Getting to Happy, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, A Day Late and a Dollar Short, The Interruption of Everything, Who Asked You?, Mama, Disappearing Acts, I Almost Forgot About You, It's Not All Downhill From Here, and the editor of Breaking Ice: An Anthology of Contemporary African-American Fiction. She lives in California.
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