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The Interruption of Everything (Audio CD) (Abridged)
The Interruption of Everything - Audio CD - Abridged Author:Terry McMillan, Lynn Whitfield (Narrator) Since Terry McMillan's breakout novel, Waiting to Exhale, surged onto the bestseller lists, her irreverent, hilarious, and pitch-perfect tales of women's lives and contemporary issues have captivated critics and readers alike. With The Interruption of Everything, McMillan takes on the fault lines of midlife and family life ... more »and reminds us once again of the redeeming power of friendship.
Marilyn Grimes, wife and mother of three, has made a career of deferring her dreams to build a suburban California home and lifestyle with her workaholic husband, Leon. She also troubleshoots for her grown kids, cares for her live-in mother-in-law (and elderly poodle, Snuffy), keeps tabs on her girlfriends Paulette and Bunny and her own aging mother and foster sister— and holds down a part- time job. But at forty-four, Marilyn's got too much on her plate and nothing to feed her passion. She feels like she's about ready to jump. She's just not sure where.
Marilyn Grimes suspects that she is right on the edge of menopause when a visit to the doctor reveals that she is really pregnant. Amidst all of the emotions that come with this unexpected pregnancy, Marilyn starts to realize how unhappy she is with her marriage, life and herself. On the day of Marilyn’s first ultrasound, the doctor reveals that the baby she is carrying has died. Marilyn finds herself relieved but still confused about her feelings about her home life. Leon, Marilyn’s husband, makes the decision as to what comes next when he announces that he leaving her to go on a month-long retreat to find himself. Marilyn does not have a chance to come undone because as soon as Leon leaves, she has to take care of her family from her mother and mother-in-law, to her adopted sister and her sister’s children. In the middle of all of this, Marilyn begins to discover a little of what she wants and what makes her happy.
Highly entertaining, deeply human, a page-turner full of heart and soul, this time McMillan turns her eye to the question of how one woman can start putting her own needs higher on the to-do list while not shortchanging those she loves. The Interruption of Everything is a triumphant testament to the fact that the detour is the path, and living life "by the numbers" never quite adds up.