Terry McMillan
American novelist whose energetic, frank portrayals of African American middle-class women's lives reached a vast mainstream audience. Waiting to Exhale became a cultural phenomenon. Her work helped expand the readership for Black women's fiction.
Works
- Waiting to ExhaleFour women navigate heartbreak, friendship, and renewal in contemporary life
- How Stella Got Her Groove BackSuccessful woman rediscovers joy, sensuality, and purpose on African vacation
- Disappearing ActsA love story between a woman building a music career and a construction worker in Harlem
- MamaA multigenerational family saga following an African American woman through decades of struggle
- A Day Late and a Dollar ShortAn estranged family reunites to prevent their mother's eviction from her home
- Getting to HappyA couple reconnects after decades apart, moving toward happiness and forgiveness