num_pages: 371
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 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.
language: English
title: Terms of Endearment
titlecomplete: Terms of Endearment
characters: Emma Horton-Greenway, Aurora Greenway
genres: Literature, Media Tie In, Classics, Literary Fiction, Novels, Drama, Fiction, Chick Lit, Contemporary, Romance
ratings_count: 25071
places: Houston, Texas
series: Houston
publisher: Signet