{"product_id":"it-was-the-way-she-said-it-short-stories-essays-and-wisdom","title":"It Was the Way She Said It: Short Stories, Essays, and Wisdom","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e“This stunning collection from one of the great writers on Black culture covers the gamut: aging, love, poverty, trauma and plenty of lightness in between.”—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003ePeople \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFrom the #1 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ebestselling author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eHow Stella Got Her Groove Back\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eWaiting to Exhale \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ecomes a remarkable, career-spanning collection of previously published short fiction and nonfiction pieces, as well as never-before-seen works.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBefore Terry McMillan found success as a novelist in the early 1990s, she published provocative, boundary-pushing short stories, capturing the struggles and triumphs of Black life in America with vitality and honesty, from the workaday factory man’s malaise in “The End” to the cast-aside lover’s resolve in “Touching” to the elderly woman’s wiles in “Ma’Dear.” McMillan’s inimitable voice bravely explores the dark corners of human relationships with compassion, humor, and nuance. This collection also features five unpublished stories that reveal how she wrestled with controversial topics rarely addressed in short fiction, from domestic abuse in “Mama, Take Another Step” to extreme poverty in “Can’t Close My Eyes to It.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhether she’s revealing life lessons, pontificating about aging, recalling her sources of inspiration, or laying bare the beginnings of her life as a writer, McMillan approaches every piece with enduring candor, wit, and fearlessness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDevoted fans and new readers alike will be delighted to discover these treasures spanning McMillan’s long, groundbreaking career. Indeed, it wasn’t only what Terry McMillan has said that made her so beloved . . . \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eit was the way she said it\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Apt 105 Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52399492563220,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0965\/5019\/1380\/files\/IMG_1459.jpg?v=1777196729","url":"https:\/\/apt105books.com\/products\/it-was-the-way-she-said-it-short-stories-essays-and-wisdom","provider":"Apt 105 Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}