Who Asked You?

Family ties are tested and transformed in this novel from the #1New York Timesbestselling author ofWaiting to ExhaleandHow Stella Got Her Groove Back.With her wise, wry, and poignant novels of families and friendships, Terry McMillan has touched millions of readers. Here, in her eighth novel, McMillan gives exuberant voice to characters who reveal how we live nowat least in a racially diverse Los Angeles neighborhood.Kaleidoscopic, fast-paced, and filled with McMillans inimitable humor,Who Asked You?opens as Trinetta leaves her two young sons with her mother, Betty Jean, and promptly disappears. BJ, a trademark McMillan heroine, already has her hands full dealing with her other adult children, two opinionated sisters, an ill husband, and her own postponed dreamsall while holding down a job as a hotel maid. Her son Dexter is about to be paroled from prison; Quentin, the family success, cant be bothered to lend a hand; and taking care of two lively grandsons is the last thing BJ thinks she needs. The drama unfolds through the perspectives of a rotating cast of pitch-perfect characters, each playing a part and full of surprises.Who Asked You?casts an intimate look at the burdens and blessings of family and speaks to trusting your own judgment even when others dont agree. McMillans signature voice and unforgettable characters bring universal issues to brilliant, vivid life.