{"product_id":"mama-isbn-9780451216717","title":"Mama","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe explosive novel that introduced the world to #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Terry McMillan.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMildred Peacock is the tough, funny, feisty heroine of \u003ci\u003eMama\u003c\/i\u003e, a survivor who’ll do anything to keep her family together. In Mildred’s world, men come and go as quickly as her paychecks, but her five children are her dream, her hope, and her future. Not since Alice Walker’s \u003ci\u003eThe Color Purple\u003c\/i\u003e has a black woman’s story been portrayed with such rich power, honesty, and love.“A gutsy depiction of a soul in America...Powerfully evocative and inspired.”—\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eMama\u003c\/i\u003e is extremely funny throughout and at the same time honest about what a good woman will do to push her children higher than she can hope to go...touching and steadfastly unsentimental.”—\u003ci\u003eDetroit Free Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eMama\u003c\/i\u003e distinguishes itself by its exuberant sensibility...a fine novel.”—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eMama\u003c\/i\u003e has Zora Neale Hurston’s vernacular humor and John Irving’s absurdity. McMillan is a master of black humor in both senses of the phrase.”—\u003ci\u003eThe Village Voice\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":46300327805157,"sku":"NP9780451216717","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780451216717.jpg?v=1767732189","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/mama-isbn-9780451216717","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}