Terry McMillan's sequel to Waiting to Exhale (remember that 1995 movie with Whitney Houston) revisits the four women, Savannah, Gloria, Bernadine and Robin, 15 years later. The synopsis for Getting to Happy says: "Each is at her own midlife crossroads: Savannah has awakened to the fact that she's made too many concessions in her marriage, and decides to face life single again at 51. Bernadine has watched her megadivorce settlement dwindle, been swindled by her husband number two, and conned herself into thinking that a few pills will help distract her from her pain. Robin has an all-American case of shopaholism, while the big dream of her life - to wear a wedding dress - has gone unrealised. And for years, Gloria has taken happiness and security for granted. But being at the wrong place at the wrong time can change everything. All four are learning to heal past hurts and to reclaim their joy and their dreams; but they return to us full of spirit, sass, and faith in one another. They've exhaled: now they are learning to breathe." Getting to Happy is out in September.

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