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Terry McMillan's Groove

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photoWith her breakout novel "Waiting to Exhale," Terry McMillan introduced us to four black professional women waiting for Mr. Right. Then there was 42-year-old Stella who got her groove back in Jamaica with a young stud half her age.

For millions of readers, Terry McMillan hits a nerve with her startlingly accurate portrayals of love. Her protagonists navigate their way through marriage and menopause, motherhood and divorce with a stubborn will to survive.

Her latest novel, "The Interruption of Everything," finds her heroine — a middle-aged mother of four looking for redemption in a 23-year marriage gone flat. Now, McMillan herself is going through a divorce which has become very public.

Tune in to hear a conversation with best-selling author Terry McMillan.

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Terry McMillan, best-selling author of five novels, including "Waiting to Exhale" and "How Stella Got Her Groove Back". Her new novel is "The Interruption of Everything".

This program aired on August 10, 2005.

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