Terry McMillan

Exhaling Success
In Arizona, Mcmillan channeled her life as a successful single mother in her 30's into another best-seller, Waiting to Exhale. The novel hit a popular nerve and became a widespread literary success. In 1995, the novel would be adapted into a film starring Whitney Houston (front left), Angela Bassett (front right), Loretta Devine (back left) and Lela Rochon.