Terms of Endearment
Larry McMurtry, 1975
Simon & Schuster
416 pp.
ISBN-13: 9780684853901
Summary
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 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. (From the publisher.)
The novel was adapted to film in 1983 and starred Shirley MacLaine, Debra Winger, Jack Nicholson, and Jeff Daniels.
In 1992 McMurtry followed up with The Evening Star, a sequel to Terms of Endearment. It, too, was adapted to film in 1996.