Texas

Gracie said, "Hi again, Bonnie. I'm so intrigued by this idea that I found myself thinking of books that seemed to me to be very specifically about a place. I will try not to be a blog hog, but wanted to share the following: TX - Terms of Endearment and The Last Picture Show by Larry McMurtry."

In Terms of Endearment a memorable mother and her fiesty daughter (Aurora Greenway and her daughter Emma) find the courage and humor to live through life's hazards and to love each other as never before. Aurora is the kind of woman who makes the whole world orbit around her, including a string of devoted suitors. Widowed and overprotective of her daughter, Aurora adapts at her own pace until life sends two enormous challenges her way: Emma's hasty marriage and subsequent battle with cancer.

Set in a small, dusty, Texas town, The Last Picture Show introduces the characters of Jacy, Duane, and Sonny: teenagers stumbling toward adulthood, discovering the beguiling mysteries of sex and the even more baffling mysteries of love. Populated by a wonderful cast of eccentrics and animated by McMurtry's wry and raucous humor, The Last Picture Show is a wild, heart-breaking, and poignant coming-of-age novel.