Getting to Happy — Terry McMillan

Getting to Happy is an exuberant return to the four unforgettable heroines of Waiting to Exhale. Fifteen years later, Savannah, Gloria, Bernadine, and Robin are each at a midlife crossroads: Savannah has made too many concessions in her marriage, and decides to face life single again at fifty-one. Bernadine has watched her mega-divorce settlement dwindle, been swindled by Husband #2, and conned herself into thinking that pills will help distract her from her pain. Robin has an all-American case of shopaholism, while the big dream of her life -- to wear a wedding dress -- has gone unrealized. And Gloria has taken happiness and security for granted -- but being at the wrong place, at the wrong time, can change everything. All four return to us full of spirit, sass, and faith in each other. They've exhaled; now they are learning to breathe.