A Thousand Country Roads
Robert James Waller
‘A Thousand Country Roads’ is the eagerly awaited conclusion to ‘The Bridges of Madison County’ – Robert James Waller’s unforgettable tale of the love affair between a wandering photographer and the conventional wife of an Iowa farmer.
Robert Kincaid is a man with little but memories – memories of a lonely existence lives mostly on the road and memories of Francesca Johnson, the woman whose passion he stirred so briefly and so powerfully. Searching for something undefined, something to give meaning to the rest of his life, Kincaid takes to the road again in what becomes a journey of discovery and surprise.
Meanwhile, still living her own solitary life, Francesca often visits Roseman Bridge and reflects on her days and nights with Robert Kincaid. Cherishing the memory of the strange wandering man, she too decides it is time to search for the person who changed her world. . .
Sixteen years after Robert Kincaid and Francesca Johnson have agreed that their swift, passionate and deep love affair must end, they are still thinking of each other. Robert has never married, but continued his nomadic life as a photographer. He feels it is time to re-visit Roseman Bridge just to lay to rest his lingering love – not to SEE her as he doesn’t wish to disturb the life she chose when she decided to stay with her husband and children. Francesca’s husband has recently died and the children long left home. She takes her daily walk to Roseman and sees the back of a Landrover leaving – her heart stops for a second as she FEELS it was Robert. But he’s gone. Meanwhile, teenager Carlisle feels it is time he looked for his biological father. His mother has never made a secret of the fact he was the result of a one-night stand. From the few details he has he tracks down Robert and introduces himself. Startled, but quite happy to have been a father, they have a few days to get to know each other – before Robert dies of a heart attack. Francesca receives a letter informing her of his death.
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