It's Not All Downhill From Here

After a sudden change of plans, a remarkable woman and her loyal group of friends try to figure out what she's going to do with the rest of her life — from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of How Stella Got Her Groove Back and Waiting to Exhale

Loretha Curry's life is full. A little crowded sometimes, but full indeed. On the eve of her sixty-eighth birthday, she has a booming beauty-supply empire, a gaggle of lifelong friends, and a husband whose moves still surprise. True, she's carrying a few more pounds than she should be, but Loretha is not one of those women who think her best days are behind her — and she's determined to prove wrong her mother, her twin sister, and everyone else with that outdated view of aging wrong. It's not all downhill from here.

But when an unexpected loss turns her world upside down, Loretha will have to summon all her strength, resourcefulness, and determination to keep on thriving, pursue joy, heal old wounds, and chart new paths. With a little help from her friends, of course.

“McMillan...has a gift for creating characters who face serious problems and still have the ability to laugh at themselves.... If getting older is this joyful, despite the painful losses, bring it on.” O: The Oprah Magazine

“...McMillan writes with a staggering depth of feeling, credibly capturing the characters’ emotions as she unpacks their interpersonal conflicts. This delightful novel balances inspiration for renewal with the hard facts of aging.” Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)

“For a dose of joie de livre and can-do spirit, look no further than Terry McMillan’s latest celebration of strong women and sisterhood....Poignant, funny and full of life, this is a balm for troubled times.” People

Terry McMillan is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Waiting to Exhale, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, A Day Late and a Dollar Short, and The Interruption of Everything, and the editor of Breaking Ice: An Anthology of Contemporary African-American Fiction. Each of McMillan’s nine previous novels was a New York Times bestseller, and four have been made into movies: Waiting to Exhale, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, Disappearing Acts, and A Day Late and a Dollar Short. She lives in California.

Aside from Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” dessert is my favorite part of the holidays (if anyone from my family is reading this, sorry and I promise I love you more than dessert). While I love my grandma’s schnecken and my cousin’s Oreo cheesecake bars, pie takes the cake for me in the holiday dessert realm. And what better way is there to take a break from the family drama than with a slice and a good book...

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