"Getting to Happy," by Terry McMillan
All summer long we've been compiling a list of great summer reads. Now that Labor Day is behind us, we tack one more book onto the list: "Getting to Happy
Terry McMillan says she's already working on the screenplay for a movie adaptation of the book. Over the years McMillan has built a reputation for writing stories that pay close attention the experience of middle class black women.
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