| The Interruption of Everything Contributor(s): McMillan, Terry (Author) |
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ISBN: 0451221184 ISBN-13: 9780451221186 Publisher: Berkley / Nal OUR PRICE: $20.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2007 Annotation: McMillan's smash "New York Times" bestseller introduces Marilyn Grimes, who decides to make changes in her life. Today, Marilyn has decided to be herself. But first, she must find out who that is. Available in a premium edition. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Humorous - General - Fiction | Romance - Contemporary - Fiction | African American - Women |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.89" H x 5.4" W x 7.96" (0.72 lbs) 400 pages |
| Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Suburban - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Topical - Family |
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| Publisher Description: From #1 New York Times bestselling author Terry McMillan comes a "frank, no-holds-barred, humorous look at African-American midlife" (The Seattle Times). "Being a lifetime wife and mother has afforded me the luxury of having multiple and even simultaneous careers: I've been a chauffeur. A chef. An interior decorator. A landscape architect, as well as a gardener. I've been a painter. A furniture restorer. A personal shopper. A veterinarian's assistant and sometimes the veterinarian. I've been an accountant, a banker, and on occasion, a broker. I've been a beautician. A map. A psychic. Santa Claus. The Tooth Fairy. The T.V. Guide. A movie reviewer. An angel. God. A nurse and a nursemaid. A psychiatrist and psychologist. Evangelist. For a long time I have felt like I inadvertently got my master's in How to Take Care of Everybody Except Yourself and then a PhD in How to Pretend Like You Don't Mind. But I do mind." Today forty-four year old Marilyn Grimes has decided to be something other than a wife, a mother, a sister, or a daughter: herself. But first, she has to figure out exactly who that is.... |