A load of old ball crunchers Book

I'm really glad to have read this novel by Larry McMurtry, it's been on my book shelf for quite some time.....a fast read with a lots of dialogue. Harmony, an ex-showgirl in Las Vegas, Nevada learns her actress daughter Pepper has died of aids in New York City by letter from her lover Laurie. In her grief she travels with her two sisters and Eddie, her five year old son back to her family's home in Oklahoma with a detour to NYC and Washington D.C., then on to Oklahoma. The characters she meets and places they visit are just too off the wall, although heartwarming. If not for Eddie and Laurie, Harmony may not have held it together....It's a story that must be read, there are too many funny stories and sad ones to tell in this review.....if you enjoy dysfunctional families, this one's for you.