Terry McMillan: The Unauthorized Biography

The life of novelist Terry McMillan is chronicled, from her small-town origins in Port Huron, Michigan, to her first forays into short fiction and poetry, and her eventual risky journey to New York City, where she found literary fame

Biographies & Memoirs

Patrick, Diane

Arts & Literature

St Martins Pr

Novelist Terry McMillan is widely considered to be the preeminent voice of young professional African American women today. Her novels Waiting to Exhale and How Stella Got Her Groove Back became instant classics, touchstones for a culture that the mainstream media had often dismissed or ignored.The story of her own life is as compelling and inspiration as any of her novels. Born in Port Huron Michigan in 1951, McMillan was raised by her mother, her father having died when she was 16. Although staying in her small town would have been the easiest path, McMillan gambled on a brighter future. With only a dream and meager savings, she moved to California and began writing poetry and short fiction. Several years later she left for New York City, where she struggled as a single mother and office clerk until she finally found acceptance of her work. When her first novel, Mama (1987) received only minimal support from her publisher, she promoted it on her own. She found millions of fans, both black and white, and in the process changed the way the book industry sees Black America.

St. Martin's: Griffin

Discover ancient African civilizations. Explore the devastating Middle Passage and see the famous March on Washington. Find the answers to your questions about African American history . . . Did blacks fight in the Revolutionary War? See page 18. What was the Underground Railroad? See page 30. Who were the Buffalo Soldiers? See page 59. What is the NAACP? See page 64. What was the Harlem Renaissance? See page 77. How did the civil rights movement begin? See page 112. What was the Black Power movement? See page 131. What is affirmative action? See page 146.

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The New York Public Library

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Terry McMillan: The Unauthorized Biography

Terry McMillan: The Unauthorized Biography

The New York Public Library Amazing African American History: A Book of Answers for Kids (The New York Public Library Books for Kids)

Martin Luther King, Jr. (First Book)

Coretta Scott King (Impact Biographies)

The Executive Branch (First Book)

Family Celebrations (The Family Ties Series)