Terry McMillan

Terry McMillan (born October 18, 1951 in Port Huron, Michigan) is an African-American author. Her interest in books comes from working at a library when she was sixteen. She received her bachelor's degree in journalism in 1979 from the University of California at Berkeley. Her work is characterized by strong female protagonists.

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October 18 - 1951 - Port Huron, Michigan - African-American - Author - Library - Bachelor's degree - 1979 - University of California at Berkeley - Protagonist

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Her first book, Mama, was self-promoted. She achieved national attention in 1992 with her third novel, Waiting To Exhale which remained on the New York Times bestseller list for many months. Forest Whitaker turned it into the film Waiting to Exhale in 1995.

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1992 - Waiting To Exhale - The New York Times - Bestseller - Forest Whitaker - Waiting to Exhale

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Both Waiting To Exhale and How Stella Got Her Groove Back were made into movies.

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Waiting To Exhale - How Stella Got Her Groove Back

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McMillan is currently seeking a divorce of her 7 year marriage to Jonathan Plummer, the much younger man she met while on vacation in Jamaica in 1998 after he revealed he was gay. He was also the basis for the book How Stella Got Her Groove Back.

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Jonathan Plummer - Jamaica - 1998 - How Stella Got Her Groove Back

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