The Evening Star
by Larry McMurty | Literature & Fiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 1857971159 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 1857971159 Global Overview for this book
Registered by catsalive of Rooty Hill, New South Wales Australia on 11/18/2007
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Journal Entry 1 by catsalive from Rooty Hill, New South Wales Australia on Sunday, November 18, 2007
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McMurtry's latest novel picks up Aurora Greenway's life 17 years after her exploits in Terms of Endearment. Now in her mid-60s, Aurora still manages to both enchant and infuriate with her queenly world view and unswerving tastes, including a perpetual quest for new beaux. The capricious, generally directionless characters lead lives fraught with whimsy but also with sorrow, a sense of time escaping before life's real purpose is revealed. The cast includes General Scott, Aurora's increasingly senile "old boyfriend"; her maid and best friend, Rosie; her three grown grandchildren, all slightly damaged in some central way; as well as a variety of suitors. The connections between people in this novel, characterized by humor and serenity, run deep and sympathetic. Yet, as in life, there is a fair quotient of the unexpected and the tragic. McMurtry speaks from the heart with the gentle voice of acceptance.
McMurtry's latest novel picks up Aurora Greenway's life 17 years after her exploits in Terms of Endearment. Now in her mid-60s, Aurora still manages to both enchant and infuriate with her queenly world view and unswerving tastes, including a perpetual quest for new beaux. The capricious, generally directionless characters lead lives fraught with whimsy but also with sorrow, a sense of time escaping before life's real purpose is revealed. The cast includes General Scott, Aurora's increasingly senile "old boyfriend"; her maid and best friend, Rosie; her three grown grandchildren, all slightly damaged in some central way; as well as a variety of suitors. The connections between people in this novel, characterized by humor and serenity, run deep and sympathetic. Yet, as in life, there is a fair quotient of the unexpected and the tragic. McMurtry speaks from the heart with the gentle voice of acceptance.
Journal Entry 2 by catsalive at Mt Druitt Hospital, Railway St in Mount Druitt, New South Wales Australia on Friday, April 4, 2008