Terms of Endearment: A Novel
In this acclaimed novel that inspired the Academy Award–winning motion picture, Larry McMurtry created two unforgettable characters who won the hearts of readers and moviegoers everywhere: Aurora Greenway and her daughter Emma.
Aurora is the kind of woman who makes the whole world orbit around her, including a string of devoted suitors. Widowed and overprotective of her daughter, Aurora adapts at her own pace until life sends two enormous challenges her way: Emma’s hasty marriage and subsequent battle with cancer. Terms of Endearment is the Oscar-winning story of a memorable mother and her feisty daughter and their struggle to find the courage and humor to live through life’s hazards—and to love each other as never before.
Aurora is the kind of woman who makes the whole world orbit around her, including a string of devoted suitors. Widowed and overprotective of her daughter, Aurora adapts at her own pace until life sends two enormous challenges her way: Emma’s hasty marriage and subsequent battle with cancer. Terms of Endearment is the Oscar-winning story of a memorable mother and her feisty daughter and their struggle to find the courage and humor to live through life’s hazards—and to love each other as never before.
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Let me start by saying that I felt strangely drawn to this book despite a lot of the uncomfortable situations the women were in. I felt that I needed to know how it ended but, more so, the sarcasm, wittiness and unexpectedness kept me coming back for more. The storyline was a bit sporadic for my taste and I didn’t feel deeply attached or moved by it. I did, however, feel the urge to be a little more spunky like Aurora and simultaneously more aware of my actions toward others. I can’t say that I’ll be recommending it to a lot of people but I was personally entertained by all of the characters. They were all extremely in their ways and very easy to visualize.
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