I Almost Forgot About You by Terry McMillan

LLP Week #236: “I Almost Forgot About You” by Terry McMillan

The author Terry McMillan once said, “I write about what breaks my heart. What I don’t understand. And what I wish I could change.” What important words to live by during this very uncertain time. McMillan discovered her love of literature when she was shelving books at the local library in Port Huron, Michigan. At 17, she moved to Los Angeles where she worked as a secretary and took a class in African American literature at Los Angeles City College. She has gone on to become an extremely prolific writer, publishing such blockbusters as “How Stella Got Her Groove Back” (1996) and “Waiting to Exhale’ (2012). “I Almost Forgot About You,” published in 2016, is a book of hers you might not have read yet. It is about a Bay Area optometrist named Gloria Young who decides to shake up her life, sell her house and track down all of her ex-boyfriends. I know my close friends are saying right now, “Yes! This is Lori’s kind of book,” because it is. This story touts the fact that it’s never too late to change, find love, start a new job and move to a new city. But it is also about how your past strengthens and informs your future. I love the premise that change can feel good, and right, and even hopeful rather than scary. With a posse of children, ex-husbands and great girlfriends by her side, Gloria carves a new path for herself, different than where she was stuck before. McMillan has written more than a dozen books, I encourage you to read one you have not read before, and enjoy her wonderful storytelling. To buy this book on Amazon click here.