The Interruption of Everything

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....