Getting to Happy Getting to Happy

Publisher Description

#1 New York Times bestselling author Terry McMillan's exuberant return to the four unforgettable heroines of Waiting to Exhale.

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 black 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.

GENRE
Fiction & Literature
RELEASED
2010
September 7
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
400
Pages
PUBLISHER
Penguin Publishing Group
SELLER
PENGUIN GROUP USA, INC.
SIZE
1.9
MB

Customer Reviews

Lady Precious323 ,

Life happens

I expected more for the four best friends after catching up with their lives after so many years, but life happens. Expectation and reality are not always the same. I enjoyed catching up with the ladies.

HarrietMartinX ,

Disappointment

I read the sample and then purchased the book. Nothing really happen with the characters, I want my money back. This book was awful!

Dimes75 ,

Disappointing!

This was such a predictable, boring read! I expected so much more. Maybe when the original came out there werent enough books about black women to choose from. But 15 years later we have had such an influx of good writing, this novel left much to be desired.

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