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The author of the phenomenal #1 national bestsellers The Bridges of Madison County and Slow Waltz in Cedar Bend now presents a collection of his reflections on life, love, loss, and longing—a timely treatise on the emotions of the heart, the powers of the imagination, and the infinite possibilities of being.

ISBN-13: 9780446671026

Media Type: Paperback

Publisher: Grand Central Publishing

Publication Date: 07-01-1995

Pages: 192

Product Dimensions: 4.90(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.50(d)

Robert James Waller is the author of the New York Times bestselling novel The Bridges of Madison County —which was adapted into both a film and Broadway musical. Waller is also a photographer and musician. His other popular works include Old Songs in a New Café: Selected Essays, Border Music, Puerto Vallarta Squeeze, and his book of photographs, Images.

Table of Contents

Foreword xi
Preface xv
Excavating Rachael's Room 1
Slow Waltz for Georgia Ann 9
Incident at Sweet's Marsh 17
A Canticle for Roadcat 25
Romance 41
A Rite of Passage in Three Cushions 53
The Boy from the Burma Hump 63
Ridin' Along in Safety with Kennedy and Kuralt 81
Jump Shots 87
The Turning of Fifty 97
I Am Orange Band 111
Drinking Wine the New York Way 117
In Cedar Key, Harriet Smith Loves Birds and Hates Plastic 125
Brokerage 133
Running into Perry 137
The Lion of Winter 141
One Good Road Is Enough 147
Southern Flight 157
A Matter of Honor 165