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It Was the Way She Said It: Short Stories, Essays, and Wisdom Beverages " -- Los Angeles TimesFrom 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 short fiction and essays about love, aging, culture and all the things in between. For the first time, a single volume brings together renowned author Terry McMillan's previously published short fiction and nonfiction pieces, as well as never before seen works. Before McMillan found success as a