Question: who wrote the book how stella got her groove back
Answer: Terry McMillan ( 1951 - 10 - 18 ) October 18 , 1951 ( age 66 ) Port Huron , Michigan Occupation Writer Nationality American Alma mater University of California , Berkeley Genre Fiction Notable works Waiting to Exhale How Stella Got Her Groove Back Disappearing Acts Spouse Jonathan Plummer ( m .