{"product_id":"loop-group-9780743250955","title":"Loop Group","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLoop Group\u003c\/i\u003e is Larry McMurtry at his contemporary best, a novel that can best be described as \u003ci\u003eThelma and Louise\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eTerms of Endearment\u003c\/i\u003e, in which two aging ladies set out on a road trip that will take them from Hollywood to Texas, with many adventures on the way.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn perhaps his finest contemporary novel since \u003ci\u003eTerms of Endearment\u003c\/i\u003e, Larry McMurtry, with his miraculously sure touch at creating instantly recognizable women characters and his equally miraculous sharp eye for the absurdities of everyday life in the modern West, writes about two women, old friends, who set off on an adventure--with unpredictable and sometimes hilarious results. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As \u003ci\u003eLoop Group\u003c\/i\u003e opens, we meet Maggie, whose three grown-up daughters have arrived at her Hollywood home to try and make her see sense about her busy life, a life that intersects with lots of interesting--all right, bizarre--people. Her daughters push her into having a few second thoughts about it, and these are reinforced when her best friend, Connie, seeks an escape from her own world of complex and difficult relationships with men. Maggie conceives the idea of driving to visit her Aunt Cooney's ranch near Electric City, Texas, and the two women prepare for the trip by buying a .38 Special revolver (which leads to unexpected trouble along the way). This road trip will end by changing their lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Alternately hilariously funny and profoundly sad--even tragic--\u003ci\u003eLoop Group\u003c\/i\u003e is a major Larry McMurtry novel and a joy to read.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/05\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780743250955\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.34w x 0.66d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngram Advance\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2005 pg. 65\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/2006 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Larry McMurtry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52197222023349,"sku":"9780743250955","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_68c532ed-2fa6-44c0-9dd0-9237c1adba09.jpg?v=1769622608","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/loop-group-9780743250955","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}