Novelist Terry McMillan is widely considered the pre-eminent voice of young, professional, African-American women today. Her novels Waiting to Exhale and How Stella Got Her Groove Back have become touchstones for a culture that in the past has often been dismissed, or worse, ignored.But the story of her life is as compelling and inspirational as any of her novels. McMillan was born in Port Huron, Michigan, and raised by her mother. Instead of staying in her small town she gambled on a brighter future: with only a dream and meager savings, she moved to California where she began writing. Later she left for New York City, where she struggled as a single mother and office clerk before she finally found acceptance for her work. Through tireless promotion, McMillan found millions of fans, both black and white, and in the process changed the way the book industry looks at Black America.
- ISBN13 9780312267858
- Publish Date 1 December 2000 (first published 31 December 1999)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 27 March 2014
- Publish Country US
- Imprint St Martin's Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 231
- Language English