{"product_id":"9780684857510","title":"The Evening Star : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Evening Star\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Larry McMurtry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe earthy humor and the powerful emotional impact that set McMurtry's \u003ci\u003eTerms of Endearment\u003c\/i\u003e apart from other novels now rise to brilliant new heights with \u003ci\u003eThe Evening Star\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMcMurtry 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e Works very well...The reader [is] in the hands of a real pro.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e McMurtry is back on familiar ground: the humid freeways of Houston, land of strong-willed, lusty, indomitable women and the spineless men who inevitably fail them....Endlessly inventive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e A tragicomic pageant...McMurtry displays yet again both his large-souled empathy and Dickensian gift for bringing people to vibrant life as quickly as anyone writing today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e In Aurora Greenway, Mr. McMurtry has created an unsinkable character as memorable in many ways as Scarlett O'Hara.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780684857510\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40591416885454,"sku":"9780684857510","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_11fbf679-a8fc-4eca-b876-f1e26205de84.jpg?v=1637752677","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780684857510","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}