{"product_id":"it-was-the-way-she-said-it-short-stories-essays-and-wisdom-paperback","title":"It Was the Way She Said It: Short Stories, Essays, and Wisdom - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTerry McMillan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKristine Bell\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eIshmael Reed\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHow Stella Got Her Groove Back\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWaiting to Exhale \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a remarkable, career-spanning collection of short fiction and essays about love, aging, culture and all the things in between.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor the first time, a single volume brings together renowned author Terry McMillan's previously published short fiction and nonfiction pieces, as well as never-before-seen works. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBefore 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 This collection also features five unpublished stories that reveal how she wrestled with controversial topics rarely addressed in short fiction, from domestic abuse in \"Mama, Take Another Step\" to extreme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.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 . . . \u003ci\u003eit was the way she said it.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTerry McMillan\u003c\/b\u003e is the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eIt's Not All Downhill From Here, I Almost Forgot About You, Waiting to Exhale, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, \u003c\/i\u003e and other novels\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eand the editor of\u003ci\u003e Breaking Ice: An Anthology of Contemporary African-American Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e. Four of her novels have been made into movies: \u003ci\u003eWaiting to Exhale, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, Disappearing Acts, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Day Late and a Dollar Short\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.18 x 9.13 x 6.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 09, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Print:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52011025826093,"sku":"9798217169856","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/it-was-the-way-she-said-it-short-stories-essays-and-wisdom-paperback-4970940.webp?v=1777444207","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/it-was-the-way-she-said-it-short-stories-essays-and-wisdom-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}