Terms of Endearment Book by Larry McMurtry - the Pulitzer prize winning author of Lonesome Dove. Aurora Greenway is the kind of woman who makes the whole world orbit around her, including her devoted string of suitors who live in trembling fear and love. Widowed, with an infant daughter, Emma, and overprotective from the start, Aurora slowly learns to adapt, until she must face Emma's hasty marriage and her heartbreaking battle with cancer. Here is the oscar-winning story of a mother and daughter discovering the joys and pitfalls of life and love. Very good condition.