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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best days are behind her—and she’s determined to prove wrong her mother, her twin sister, and everyone else with that outdated view of aging wrong.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.

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.

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.

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.

The Price family--Viola, the matriarch; her sometimes-husband Cecil; and their four adult children--sticks together through life's most trying circumstances.

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.

Stella Payne, sofisticata quarantaduenne di colore, donna in carriera, divorziata, proprietaria di una villa da sogno vicino a San Francesco e di un consistente pacchetto azionario, rimane sola per due settimane: Quincy, il figlio undicenne, è andato a trovare il padre. E lei intende approfittarne per dedicarsi un po' a se stessa. Ma, nonostante tutto, nonostante i notevoli guadagni di una vita appagante, Stella è annoiata, inquieta, in preda alla tipica crisi della mezza età. Riflette sul proprio passato e, soprattutto, sul futuro che l'attende. Finché non vede alla televisione la pubblicità di un luogo meraviglioso, la Giamaica, e decide di andarci.