Getting to Happy

by Terry McMillan

Book Overview

#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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451233344
• ISBN13: 9780451233349
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: Berkley Books
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.0" x 8.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

She Got Her Groove Back

Yes, Terrry is back but this is not her best work. For starters, this book is much too long and at times, she starts to rattle on and on. There were a few funny elements and true "fashion Terry" moments but it lost some of her usual luster. If you have to choose between this and the movie, "Waiting to Exhale" by all means choose the movie. I'm waiting for her to finally come back to her roots and give us something stellar but his is not it, "girlfriend"?????