The Interruption of Everything
by Terry McMillan
2005. Hardcover. 285pp. 1st Printing. Pale yellow boards over light blue spine, gilt titles on the spine. CLEAN, spine tips nudged, Near Fine. Dust jacket is unclipped, priced $25.95. Light wear only,, Near Fine.
As Marilyn approaches middle-age, we follow her struggle to discover herself outside the constraints of a passionless marriage, a demanding family and an ever-growing list of dreams deferred. With three children in college, a husband who suffers from destructive professional and personal inertia, a demanding mother-in-law, a senile mother and a drug-addicted sister, Marilyn has more on her plate than she expected at this stage of the game. Torn between taking care of her friends and family and attending to her own needs, she's faced with choices, like deciding to finish her graduate degree, that never before seemed hers to make.
