The Evening Star
1992 • 195 pages

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The earthy humor and the powerful emotional impact that set McMurtry's Terms of Endearment apart from other novels now rise to brilliant new heights with The Evening Star. McMurtry takes us deep into the heart of Texas, and deep into the heart of one of the most memorable characters of our time, Aurora Greenway—along with her family, friends, and lovers—in a tale of affectionate wit, bittersweet tenderness, and the unexpected turns that life can take. This is Larry McMurtry at his very best: warm, compassionate, full of comic invention, an author so attuned to the feelings, needs, and desires of his characters that they possess a reality unique in American fiction.


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5 primary books

#6 in Houston Series

Houston Series is a 5-book series with 5 released primary works first released in 1970 with contributions by Larry McMurtry.

#1
Moving On
#2
All My Friends Are Going to Be Strangers
#4
Somebody's Darling
#5
Some Can Whistle
#6
The Evening Star

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