description: 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 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 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.
language: English
title: Terms of Endearment
titlecomplete: Terms of Endearment (Signet)
characters: Aurora Greenway, Emma Horton-Greenway
genres: Literary Fiction, Romance, Fiction, Literature, Chick Lit, Contemporary, Media Tie In, Novels, Drama, Classics
ratings_count: 25076
places: Houston, Texas
series: Houston
publisher: Signet