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The Interruption of Everything
Contributor(s): McMillan, Terry (Author)
ISBN: 0451221184     ISBN-13: 9780451221186
Publisher: Berkley / Nal
OUR PRICE:   $20.90  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: May 2007
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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....