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Waiting to Exhale by Terry McMillan (1992 ed.)

Terry McMillan’s Waiting to Exhale is a groundbreaking, sharply observant novel about friendship, love, and self‑determination among four African American women navigating life and relationships in Phoenix, Arizona. Bernadine, Savannah, Robin, and Gloria are bound by deep friendship as they confront careers, motherhood, heartbreak, divorce, and the search for fulfillment on their own terms.

Each woman faces her own struggles—betrayal, longing, insecurity, and renewal—yet together they form a support system rooted in honesty, humor, and resilience. McMillan captures the rhythms of contemporary life with candor and wit, exploring how societal expectations, gender roles, and romantic ideals collide with lived reality.

Bold, funny, and emotionally incisive, Waiting to Exhale gives voice to women who refuse to settle for less than respect, joy, and authenticity. A cultural touchstone and bestseller, the novel remains a powerful celebration of female friendship, independence, and the courage it takes to start over.

Copyright: This hardcover copy was published by Viking in 1992. Missing dust jacket.

Condition: Good. Used. No dust jacket.

ISBN-10: 0670839809

ISBN-13: 9780670839803

Dewey Decimal: 813.54