
The Interruption of Everything
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Narrated by:
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Desiree Taylor
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By:
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Terry McMillan
Marilyn Grimes, wife and mother of three, has made a career of deferring her dreams to build a suburban California home and lifestyle with her husband, Leon. She troubleshoots for her grown kids, cares for her live-in mother-in-law, Arthurine (and elderly poodle, Snuffy), keeps tabs on her girlfriends, Paulette and Bunny, and her own aging mother and foster sister...all the while holding down a part-time job. But at 44, Marilyn's got too much on her plate and nothing to feed her passion. She feels like she's about ready to jump. She's just not sure where.
Highly entertaining, deeply human, a page-turner full of heart and soul, The Interruption of Everything is vintage Terry McMillan, and a triumphant testament to the fact that the detour is the path, and living life "by the numbers" never quite adds up.
©2005 Terry McMillan (P)2005 Penguin Audio and Books on Tape, Inc.Listeners also enjoyed...




















Critic reviews
"With her trademark ability to write thought-provoking tales inspired by the lives and loves of contemporary African-American women, McMillan offers another novel sure to resonate with readers grappling with the questions Marilyn poses to herself." (Publishers Weekly)
"Terry McMillan keeps its real...easily her most accomplished tale...by turns laugh-out-loud funny and gut-punch painful. McMillan has painted a convincing portrait of the kind of woman who can say yes to everyone but herself.” (Boston Herald)
“[McMillan] has…a cutting wit, a knack for capturing the way real people think and speak, a fearless willingness to engage complex, painful issues, and an unerring instinct for fashioning characters that enchant readers’ imaginations.” (The Washington Post)
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Great book!!!
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I hope I can find another similar story. Again, thank you. I miss the Oakland you shared in the story, but unfortunately it gone forever 💔.
Nailed It!!!
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Excellent
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If you could sum up The Interruption of Everything in three words, what would they be?
Funny, Tear-Jerker, and well writtenWhat other book might you compare The Interruption of Everything to and why?
I would compare this book to A Day Late and A Dollar Short.Have you listened to any of Desiree Taylor’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
No I hadn't however she was a fresh of breath air for this story. Wonderful narration.Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
I was very sad about Joy. That was devastating.What a great book
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Relatable
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ENJOYED IT
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Always on point
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