It Was the Way She Said It: Short Stories, Essays, and Wisdom | Terry McMillan (Author) + Ishmael Reed (Introduction by) + Kristine Bell (Edited by) Mia Tsai She can't help but think

She can't help but think of Elliott--maybe if she could punch like him

assuming her secret-filled past--and the revolutionary ambitions of the Crocodile God--don't catch up with her

from Japanese incarceration to the Vietnam War and modern-day immigrant detention

she meets Bear

It Was the Way She Said It: Short Stories, Essays, and Wisdom | Terry McMillan (Author) + Ishmael Reed (Introduction by) + Kristine Bell (Edited by) Mia Tsai She can't help but thinkThis stunning collection from one of the great writers on Black culture covers the gamut: aging, love, poverty, trauma and plenty of lightness in between.People From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of How Stella Got Her Groove Back and Waiting to Exhale comes a remarkable, career spanning collection of previously published short fiction and nonfiction pieces, as well as never before seen works. Before Terry McMillan found success as a