Waiting to Exhale

Terry McMillan

Years after their lives first intersected, four longtime friends face new challenges involving love, family, career, aging, and the difficult search for personal fulfillment. As each woman confronts unexpected changes, they rely on the honesty, humor, and steadfast support that have sustained their friendship through the years. Exploring reinvention, resilience, self-worth, and the courage to pursue happiness on one’s own terms, this heartfelt novel offers an engaging portrait of women navigating the next chapter of their lives. With warmth and wit, it celebrates the enduring power of friendship and the possibility of starting over.