The divorce was settled for an undisclosed amount. Her life did not follow the movie when, in December 2004, Plummer told McMillan that he was gay in March 2005, she filed for divorce. He was the inspiration for the love interest of the main character in her novel How Stella Got Her Groove Back. McMillan married Jamaican Jonathan Plummer in 1998 she was in her late 40s and he in his early 20s.

In 2013, she published Who Asked You?, an intimate look at the burdens and blessings of family, and in 2016, I Almost Forgot About You, a look at mid-life crises. Getting to Happy, the long-awaited sequel to Waiting to Exhale, was published in 2010. McMillan also published the best seller A Day Late and a Dollar Short in 2002 and The Interruption of Everything in 2005. Disappearing Acts (2012) was subsequently produced as a direct-to-cable feature, starring Wesley Snipes and Sanaa Lathan. In 1995, Forest Whitaker turned it into a film starring Whitney Houston.Īnother of McMillan's novels, her 1998 novel How Stella Got Her Groove Back, was also made into a movie. She achieved national attention in 1992 with her third novel, Waiting to Exhale, which remained on the New York Times bestseller list for many months. Her first book, Mama, was published in 1987.

Her work is characterized by relatable female protagonists. She received her BA in journalism in 1986 at University of California, Berkeley. Her interest in books comes from working at a library when she was sixteen.

Awards- Essence Award for Excellence in Literature.Education-B.A., University of California, Berkeley.

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