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Getting to happy, Terry McMillan

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From the Publisher: 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 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 mega-divorce 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
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
375 pages
Contents
  • Deep end
  • Making the cat walk backwards
  • Shake, rattle & roll
  • Fourteen years
  • Love don't live here anymore
  • If I sit still long enough
  • Coming clean
  • Thunderstruck
  • Icebreakers
  • You need to watch Dr Phil
  • Four-way
  • Soap opera digest
  • You can never be too sure
  • Good vibrations
  • Grocery shopping
  • First one's free
  • Things couldn't be better
  • I need a fucking vacation
  • Returns
  • Play areas
  • Blockbuster night
  • I'd rather work at Walmart
  • Stick a fork in me: I'm done
  • Is that your final answer?
  • Thank you
  • Blind date
  • Recovery road
  • Bonjour
  • Velvet handcuffs
  • Payments
  • Today I got a letter
  • Choosing a future
  • Breathe
  • White dress
  • Everybody dance now
  • Acknowledgments
Isbn
9780670022281
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Getting to happy
Title
Getting to happy
Statement of responsibility
Terry McMillan
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Language
eng
Summary
From the Publisher: 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 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 mega-divorce 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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McMillan, Terry
Dewey number
813/.54
Index
no index present
LC call number
PS3563.C3868
LC item number
G48 2010
Literary form
fiction
Series statement
Waiting to exhale
Series volume
2
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • African American women
  • Female friendship
  • Phoenix (Ariz.)
  • Self-reliance
  • African American women
  • Female friendship
  • Arizona
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Getting to happy, Terry McMillan
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Copyright
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
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rdacarrier
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text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Deep end -- Making the cat walk backwards -- Shake, rattle & roll -- Fourteen years -- Love don't live here anymore -- If I sit still long enough -- Coming clean -- Thunderstruck -- Icebreakers -- You need to watch Dr Phil -- Four-way -- Soap opera digest -- You can never be too sure -- Good vibrations -- Grocery shopping -- First one's free -- Things couldn't be better -- I need a fucking vacation -- Returns -- Play areas -- Blockbuster night -- I'd rather work at Walmart -- Stick a fork in me: I'm done -- Is that your final answer? -- Thank you -- Blind date -- Recovery road -- Bonjour -- Velvet handcuffs -- Payments -- Today I got a letter -- Choosing a future -- Breathe -- White dress -- Everybody dance now -- Acknowledgments
Control code
ocn528665831
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
375 pages
Isbn
9780670022281
Lccn
2010005360
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Label
Getting to happy, Terry McMillan
Publication
Copyright
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Deep end -- Making the cat walk backwards -- Shake, rattle & roll -- Fourteen years -- Love don't live here anymore -- If I sit still long enough -- Coming clean -- Thunderstruck -- Icebreakers -- You need to watch Dr Phil -- Four-way -- Soap opera digest -- You can never be too sure -- Good vibrations -- Grocery shopping -- First one's free -- Things couldn't be better -- I need a fucking vacation -- Returns -- Play areas -- Blockbuster night -- I'd rather work at Walmart -- Stick a fork in me: I'm done -- Is that your final answer? -- Thank you -- Blind date -- Recovery road -- Bonjour -- Velvet handcuffs -- Payments -- Today I got a letter -- Choosing a future -- Breathe -- White dress -- Everybody dance now -- Acknowledgments
Control code
ocn528665831
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
375 pages
Isbn
9780670022281
Lccn
2010005360
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n

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