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Warner Books. New York. Fine First Edition, later printing quarter-bound in green with tan boards and silver lettering to spine; fine in fine unclipped ($14.95) jacket now protected with removable mylar cover. Signed by author on the half title page.Robert Waller (1939-2017) was a faculty member at the Univ. of Northern Iowa, serving as dean of the business school (1980-1986). In 1989, dissatisfied with his career he took an unpaid leave of absence to explore the state of Iowa. Photographing the covered bridges found in Madison Co. (Iowa) Waller was the inspired to write the novella in 2 weeks. In the story Robert Kincaid, a photographer encounters the middle-aged farm wife Francesca. After an intense four-day affair Francesca must make a choice; remain with her family or begin a new life.
The book was an immediate best-seller in 1992, staying on the NY TImes best-seller list for three years. The book was the basis for the movie by the same name in 1995 and starred Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep.… Read More