The Evening Star by Larry McMurtry
By Larry McMurtryHere old age and death catch up with some beloved McMurtry characters familiar to readers since Terms of Endearment . Willful, tart-tongued Aurora Greenway and her outspoken maid and confidante, Rose Dunlup, yes are in their 70s when this book begins; Aurora's lover, Gen. Hector Scott, is nearing 90. Their eccentricities have been exacerbated by the passing of years. Still greedy for life and sexual fulfillment, Aurora convinces Hector that they need psychoanalysis to ensure his better performance; then she begins an affair with the therapist, who is 30 years her junior. Aurora's grandchildren, the legacy of her dead daughter, Emma, are painfully neurotic: former dope dealer Tommy is in prison for manslaughter; though trying maintain mental stability with Jane and their adorable baby, Teddy again comes close to breakdown; pregnant Melissa's feckless boyfriend abandons her for a woman with a Ferrari.
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- Hardcover
- 637 pages
- English
- 0671685198
- 9780671685195
About Larry McMurtry
larry mcmurtry was born in wichita falls, texas on june 3, 1936. he is the author of twenty-nine novels, including the pulitzer prize-winning lonesome dove Read More about Larry McMurtry
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