Terms of Endearment is a 1975 American novel written by Larry McMurtry. It was his sixth novel and was adapted into a popular 1983 film. The novel follows the often fraught relationship between a mother and daughter, as they manage marriages, illness, and other life events. While McMurtry's first three novels had been about young people leaving the country, his next three, including Terms of Endearment, were about "urbanites" (the fourth and fifth novels being Moving On and All My Friends Are Going to Be Strangers). McMurtry wrote the novel in Italy while supervising his son James, who was appearing in the film Daisy Miller. He later called the novel "for long my favorite among my many fictions.
Adaptations (1)
Terms of Endearment was adapted into a 1983 film.
Terms of Endearment1983 · film · 132 min · dir. James L. Brooks · IMDb ↗Aurora, a finicky woman, is in search of true love while her daughter faces marital issues. Together, they help each other deal with problems and find reasons to live a joyful life.
