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I almost forgot about you : a novel / Terry McMillan.

McMillan, Terry, (author.).

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  • ISBN: 9781101902592
  • ISBN: 1101902590
  • Physical Description: x, 373 pages ; 20 cm
  • Edition: First paperback edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Broadway Books, 2017.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
Running out of time? -- From the waist down -- Old flames or just sparks -- How to stage -- Liar, liar, pants on fire, you son of a bitch -- Geography -- A definite no, but maybe -- White light, red light -- Cardboard -- Sightseers -- Not always in black and white -- Generations -- And so it went -- Fortunes -- Time and money -- Loss of use -- Previously accepted limitations no longer apply -- What to do when you don't have a calling -- Whew -- Listening to your brain -- When bad news is good news -- Why I'm calling -- The dreaded reunion -- Already home -- How to fall in and out of love in three easy steps -- What are friends for? -- Surprising surprises -- Party over here -- Space sailor -- More than a slice -- What is sustainable -- The name of this movie -- My brand-new future -- Spilling the beans -- Starlight -- Epilogue.
Summary, etc.:
Dr. Georgia Young's wonderful life--great friends, family, and successful career--aren't enough to keep her from feeling stuck and restless. When she decides to make some major changes in her life, quitting her job as an optometrist, and moving house, she finds herself on a wild journey that may or may not include a second chance at love.
Subject: African American women physicians > Fiction.
African American families > Fiction.
Moving, Household > Fiction.
African Americans.
Families.
Nuclear families.
Physicians.
African Americans
Family
Physicians
Nuclear Family
Femmes médecins noires américaines > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Familles noires américaines > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Déménagement > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Noirs américains.
Familles.
Médecins.
African American.
physicians.
Genre: Love stories.
Romance fiction.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at John P. Webster Library - West Hartford.

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I Almost Forgot about You : A Novel
I Almost Forgot about You : A Novel
by McMillan, Terry
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I Almost Forgot about You : A Novel


NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER .Thebestselling author of How Stella Got Her Groove Back and Waiting To Exhale is back with the inspiring story of a woman who shakes things up in her life to find greater meaning NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY LIBRARY JOURNAL In I Almost Forgot About You , Dr. Georgia Young's wonderful life-great friends, family, and successful career-aren't enough to keep her from feeling stuck and restless. When she decides to make some major changes in her life, including quitting her job as an optometrist and moving house, she finds herself on a wild journey that may or may not include a second chance at love. Georgia's bravery reminds us that it's never too late to become the person you want to be, and that taking chances, with your life and your heart, are always worthwhile. Big-hearted, genuine, and universal, I Almost Forgot About You shows what can happen when you face your fears, take a chance, and open yourself up to life, love, and the possibility of a new direction. It's everything you've always loved about Terry McMillan. Praise for I Almost Forgot About You "McMillan paints relationships in joyous primary colors; her novel brims with sexy repartee, caustic humor, and a fluent, assured prose that shines a bright light on her memorable characters. Her very best since Waiting to Exhale ." - O- The Oprah Magazine "The novel is immensely companionable, and Georgia is as alive, complex, inquiring, motivated and sexy as any twenty-five-year-old. Maybe more so." - The New York Times Book Review "Self-discovery, second chances and the importance of family are thematic hallmarks of McMillan's novels. . . . I Almost Forgot About You checks all the boxes." - Washington Post "McMillan is funny and frank about men, women and sex. Her summaries of Georgia's marriages and major love connections . . . are powerful and poetic." - USA Today "Reading a Terry McMillan book feels like catching up with an old friend. . . . I Almost Forgot About You is a book that is important for readers of every age." - Ebony

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