The two longtime friends chat about McMillan's latest novel, It's Not All Downhill From Here, and the topics the book tackles: aging, friendship, race and sex. She closed her businesses because she had no energy to run them. Cinnamon announced that she was pregnant with twins and could she have one of Loretha’s rentals? You can get by with phone calls and texts but it isn’t the same: you need your friends, just as in “It’s Not All Downhill from Here.”, And yet, don’t think that this is just another “girlfriends” book. Korynthia, Poochie, Lucky and Sadie stepped back and let Carl handle a special treat: a weekend at Loretha’s favorite hotel in Palm Springs, just the two of them. The two longtime friends chat about McMillan's latest novel, It's Not All Downhill From Here, and the topics the book tackles: aging, friendship, race and sex. A weekend away with Carl would be perfect. It’s Not All Downhill From Here by Terry McMillan is a true-to-life story about a black woman in her late 60s dealing with tragedy after tragedy and trying to find the good although she feels society telling her she’s too old to improve her life. Then Korynthia insisted that Loretha join her dance class, some young man showed up and announced that he was Carl’s long-lost son, and Poochie started planning an all-girls cruise week. It’s not all downhill from here. This incandescent portrait of suburbia and family, creativity, and consumerism burns bright. It’s Not All Downhill From Here by Terry McMillan is a true-to-life story about a black woman in her late 60s dealing with tragedy after tragedy and trying to find the good although she feels society telling her she’s too old to improve her life. 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On top of having different fathers, they never really got along. Her mother is in a nursing facility and won’t stop talking about dying soon. Though her life seems relatively charmed, she shares everything with her four lifelong girlfriends: Korynthia, Poochie, Sadie, and Lucky. 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Learn how your comment data is processed. © Copyright 2020, Washington Informer Newspaper. But when an unexpected loss turns her world upside down, Loretha will have to summon all her strength, resourcefulness, and determination to keep on thriving, pursue joy, heal old wounds, and chart new paths. Required fields are marked *. The issues touched on in the book do give the story depth, it just wasn't for me. Read it, and share with your Sissies. McMillan’s characters possess just the right amount of wisdom for that, which will appeal not so much to her younger readers as, perhaps, to the age group that originally loved “Waiting to Exhale.”. The last thing Loretha Curry wanted was another “surprise” birthday party. She encourages her girlfriends to do the same though tragedy strikes them in different ways as well. Yes, absolutely, it’s a story about women’s friendships, but author Terry McMillan also explores what it’s like to grow older, when a body’s of a certain age but the mind forgets that’s so. A donation of your choice empowers our journalists to continue the work to better inform, educate and empower you through technology and resources that you use. With a little help from her friends, of course. ‘It’s Not All Downhill from Here’ by Terry McMillan c.2020, Ballantine Books $28 350 pages. c.2020, Ballantine Books $28 When it was all over and everybody went home, she could barely remember what hour it was. Readers who’ve glued together the pieces of a life shattered know all about this, and what it’s like to do it again tomorrow, if the need arises. She’s happily married to her third husband and owns a beauty store in Los Angeles. Her birthday is on New Year’s Eve while her twin sister was born the next day. Your email address will not be published. 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