{"product_id":"who-asked-you-isbn-9780451417022","title":"Who Asked You?","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author…“Remember \u003ci\u003eGetting to Happy\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Waiting to Exhale\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHow Stella Got Her Groove Back?\u003c\/i\u003e Well, you won’t likely forget Terry McMillan’s \u003ci\u003eWho Asked You?\u003c\/i\u003e either” (\u003ci\u003eRaleigh News \u0026amp; Observer\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBetty Jean already has her hands full when her grown daughter leaves her two young sons in her care. In between dealing with her other adult children, two opinionated sisters, an ill husband, and her own postponed dreams—BJ still manages to hold down a job delivering room service at a hotel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Her son Dexter is about to be paroled from prison; Quentin, the family success, can’t be bothered to lend a hand; and taking care of two lively grandsons is the last thing BJ thinks she needs. But who asked her?\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eWho Asked You? \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Rich in narrative tension, nuanced humor, and moral heft.…There’s a disarming, Dickensian pleasure not only in this rich, multifarious portraiture but also in the constant glints of humor, delight, and plain weirdness that emerge in even the most terrible moments of Betty Jean’s story.”—\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Captures the universal human desire to offer advice—however unwanted—to friends and loved ones. You didn’t ask, but I’ll tell you anyway: This book is worth reading.”—\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “A memorable and realistic…cast of characters.”—The Associated Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Gritty, engagingly chatty.…McMillan excels at depicting small, tender moments of family dynamics.”—\u003ci\u003eThe Seattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Right away, from page one, you know that \u003ci\u003eWho Asked You?\u003c\/i\u003e is going to be a lot of fun to read...I loved it.”—\u003ci\u003eSavannah Morning News \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “A well-crafted story of acceptance, forgiveness, and hope…McMillan’s story belongs to the middle-aged steel magnolias who value loyalty above all.”—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “McMillan writes jauntily and with customary good humor…Her story affirms the value of love and family, to say nothing of the strength of resolute women in the absence of much strength on the part of those few men who happen to be in the vicinity…a solid, well-told story.”—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eTerry McMillan\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning, critically acclaimed #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWaiting to Exhale\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGetting to Happy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHow Stella Got Her Groove Back\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Day Late and a Dollar Short\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Interruption of Everything\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWho Asked You?\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMama\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDisappearing Acts\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eI Almost Forgot About You\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIt’s Not All Downhill From Here\u003c\/i\u003e, and the editor of \u003ci\u003eBreaking Ice: An Anthology of Contemporary African-American Fiction \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eIt Was the Way She Said It\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in California.","brand":"Berkley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300180283621,"sku":"NP9780451417022","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780451417022.jpg?v=1767744143","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/who-asked-you-isbn-9780451417022","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}