WAITING TO EXHALE
by McMillan, Terry
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Fine/Very Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0670839809
- ISBN 13
- 9780670839803
- Seller
-
Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Viking, 1992. First Edition, Later Printing. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. SIGNED by the Author on half title, 8vo, black quarter cloth with copper-gilt lettering on spine over black boards, Mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) from painting by Synthia Saint James, black endpapers, xiv + 409 pages. Terry McMillan (born 1951) is an American author. She achieved national attention in 1992 with her third novel, WAITING TO EXHALE, a New York Times bestseller. The novel contributed to a shift in Black popular cultural consciousness and the visibility of a female Black middle-class identity. McMillan introduced the interior world of Black women professionals in their thirties who were successful, alone, yet available. In 1995, the novel was adapted into a film directed by Forest Whitaker starring Whitney Houston, Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine, and Lela Rochon. SIGNED & in EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION: tight, clean, bright in an immaculate dust jacket.
Synopsis
The classic novel of triumph, revenge, and friendship-now in a premium edition From the critically-acclaimed author of How Stella Got Her Groove Back comes this wise, down-to-earth story of a friendship between four African American women who lean on each other while "waiting to exhale"-waiting for that man who will take their breath away.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3670
- Title
- WAITING TO EXHALE
- Author
- McMillan, Terry
- Format/Binding
- Cloth and boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, Later Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0670839809
- ISBN 13
- 9780670839803
- Publisher
- Viking
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1992
- Keywords
- women, black, romance, talent, professionals, culture, middle class, urban, movie, stars,
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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