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A Day Late and a Dollar Short

By: Terry McMillan
Narrated by: Terry McMillan
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 “Without question, this is McMillan’s best. A glorious novel....A moving tapestry of familial love and redemption.”—The Washington Post

With her hallmark exuberance and a cast of characters so sassy, resilient, and full of life that they breathe, dream, and shout right off the page, Terry McMillan has given us a tour-de-force novel of family, healing, and redemption. A Day Late and a Dollar Short takes us deep into the hearts, minds, and souls of America—and gives us six more friends we never want to leave.©2001 Terry McMillan; (P)2001 Penguin Audiobooks African American Family Life Genre Fiction Psychological Women's Fiction

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Critic reviews

"A glorious novel...without question, this is McMillan's best." The Washington Post

"McMillan has the uncanny ability to render family conflict with both humor and compassion...a life-affirming read...a triumph." The Los Angeles Times

"Touching and funny." People

"[McMillan] in top form." The New York Times Book Review
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Loved this book!!! The performance story everything. The characters are so believable and real. I laughed and cried real ugly tears. Made me call my mum!! Love you Terri McMillan. You have me pure joy.

You know when you forget how good someone is!!

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