Getting to Happy (novel continuation)
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"Getting to Happy" is a follow-up novel by Terry McMillan that revisits the lives, friendships, and personal struggles of the four women from "Waiting to Exhale" as they navigate middle age.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Getting to Happy | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
literary work
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Terry McMillan ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| explores |
balancing independence and intimacy
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emotional consequences of past choices ⓘ search for happiness ⓘ |
| features |
domestic life
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friendship support network ⓘ interconnected storylines ⓘ romantic entanglements ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
addiction
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career challenges ⓘ divorce ⓘ family life ⓘ female friendship ⓘ middle age ⓘ parenting adult children ⓘ personal growth ⓘ romantic relationships ⓘ |
| followsCharactersFrom | Waiting to Exhale ⓘ |
| genre |
African-American fiction
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contemporary fiction ⓘ fiction ⓘ |
| hasCentralRelationshipType | long-term female friendship ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistGroup | four African-American women ⓘ |
| isSequelTo | Waiting to Exhale ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryCategory |
American novel
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women's fiction ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Bernadine Harris
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Gloria Matthews ⓘ Robin Stokes ⓘ Savannah Jackson ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor | revisiting characters from Waiting to Exhale in middle age ⓘ |
| portrays | African-American middle-class life ⓘ |
| setting |
Las Vegas, Nevada
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Phoenix ⓘ
surface form:
Phoenix, Arizona
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| settingPeriod | early 21st century ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
aging
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forgiveness ⓘ resilience ⓘ second chances ⓘ self-discovery ⓘ |
| workOf | Terry McMillan ⓘ |
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