The sensational #1 "New York Times" bestseller is now available in a new trade paper edition. A hilarious and heartbreaking look at four vibrant black women in their thirties, who aren't holding their breath waiting for Mr. Right--but they haven't stopped hoping.

The sensational #1 "New York Times" bestseller is now available in a new trade paper edition. A hilarious and heartbreaking look at four vibrant black women in their thirties, who aren't holding their breath waiting for Mr. Right--but they haven't stopped hoping.

*The critically acclaimed novel about four women who learn how to carry on while leaning on each other from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of How Stella Got Her Groove Back and It's Not All Downhill From Here .When the men in their lives prove less than reliable, Savannah, Bernadine, Gloria, and Robin find new strength through a rare and enlightening friendship as they struggle to regain stability and an identity they don't have to share with anyone. Because for the first time in a long time, their dreams are finally OFF hold...."Hilarious, irreverent...Reading Waiting to Exhale * is like being in the company of a great friend...thought-provoking, thoroughly entertaining, and very, very comforting."--***The New York Times Book Review *