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A Thousand Country Roads: An Epilogue To The Bridges Of Madison Country (Hardcover)

by Robert James Waller (Author)
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Did Robert Kincaid forget Francesca Johnson? Did she regret her passionate indiscretion with him? And what happened to all his photographs? In this epilogue to THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY, Waller takes one more look at the couple famous for their adulterous affair in Iowa. Jim Bond offers a transparent portrayal of Waller's commentary, told in a style that resembles the Iowa landscape. Exaggerated characterizations of the more colorful bit players in the story heighten the solemnity of the main characters' emotional involvement, and their soul-searching reveries. While light in plot, the book comes alive with Bond's thoughtful interpretation. R.P.L. © AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.


Time Magazine, April 22, 2002

After 10 long years, Robert James Waller takes us back to Bridges -- and it's worth the trip.
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1.0 out of 5 stars yeah right, May 9 2004
By M. Vladanović "Shipwreck" (Zagreb, Croatia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Thousand Country Roads (Mass Market Paperback)
This is, what you call, a quest for money... Considering the planetary success of "Bridges..." it became obvious that any day now, one should expect a sequel... Which is not entirely bad, when you come down to the bottom... what makes it bad is how that sequel was written...
Without any kind of emotion, or as once were said for Kerouac "that is not writing, it is typing", with cheap philosophy, small minded attacks on academic world or any kind of higher education, presenting life in a way that never existed, with narrative that every house wife can tell you in five to six minutes, it is a sad thing that someone actually printed this.
Well, what can you say, if you have any taste, you will skip this one, you can think of a better ending of "Bridges..." for yourself...
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1.0 out of 5 stars BookWorm, Feb 23 2004
By Pooja Khurana "poojakhurana_2000" (White Plains, NY United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Thousand Country Roads, A (Audio Cassette)
I loved Bridges, but I can't say the same for the sequel. I think the sequel should never have been written.
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1.0 out of 5 stars A disastrous epilogue to an excellent story, Nov 27 2003
By green_bamboo (Huntsville, AL USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A Thousand Country Roads (Mass Market Paperback)
It would have been much better if this book had never been written. The story in this volume takes place in the time period after the wandering photographer (Robert Kincaid) left Madison County, Iowa, following his short love affair with the conventional wife of an Iowa farmer (Francesca Johnson), until his death. Actually there is not much discussion about Francesca; rather the story is focused on Robert's new discovery of his forgotten son produced from a one-night sexual encounter with a free-spirited girl in Northern California when Robert was much younger. This epilogue dilutes the beautiful love story between Robert and Francesca described in The Bridges of Madison County, which I have always defended against pretentious friends who regarded it as a trashy romance novel. It appears to me that Robert James Waller was forced to write this terrible "A Thousand Country Roads" for some reason which I don't understand.
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1.0 out of 5 stars A disastrous epilogue to an excellent story
It would have been much better if this book had never been written. The story in this volume takes place in the time period after the wandering photographer (Robert Kincaid) left... Read more
Published on Nov 27 2003 by green_bamboo

1.0 out of 5 stars A disastrous epilogue to an excellent story
It would have been much better if this book had never been written. The story in this volume takes place in the time period
after the wandering photographer (Robert Kincaid)... Read more
Published on Nov 27 2003 by green_bamboo

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT but what would you expect from Waller??
I don't know what the "average" person expected from this novel -- there would be NO happy ending in reality because we couldn't see the 2 of them get back together... Read more
Published on Oct 24 2003

3.0 out of 5 stars Worth reading
I enjoyed reading this book. Of course nothing can compare to the Bridges of Madison County, but it was interesting to see what happened to Robert and Francesca. Read more
Published on Jul 16 2003

3.0 out of 5 stars Fast Forward to the Past --with Robert James Weller AGAIN
A Thousand Country Roads makes delightful summer reading. At 175 pages or less it is an easy read in a weekend or even a long rainy day. Read more
Published on Jun 29 2003 by Joyce Schwarz

3.0 out of 5 stars An easy book to tie it all up....
I actually liked this book quite a bit. Now I will say, when I read Bridges I was so overcome with emotion, it also was an easy read, but it really struck a chord (I find this... Read more
Published on Jun 10 2003 by Ramona Samuels

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!
I loved this book, I could not put it down. Yes, I would have loved for them to have gotten back together but life doesn't always end that way. It was a gut wrenching ending. Read more
Published on April 30 2003

2.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your time
If you, like myself, absolutely loved reading Bridges of Madison County and were content with the ending, don't waste your time on this epilogue. Read more
Published on April 13 2003

3.0 out of 5 stars Must read
Although I had expected so much more out of this epilouge to Bridges of Madison County, if you have read about the Bridges, you must read about the lives of Robert and Francesca... Read more
Published on Feb 17 2003 by ldybugmb

3.0 out of 5 stars Quietly affecting and recognisably real
For readers who were mesmerized by the poignant whirlwind affair between National Geographic photojournalist Robert Kincaid and Iowa common housewife Francesca Johnson in The... Read more
Published on Feb 2 2003 by Desmond Chan

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