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| Binding: Hardcover |
| EAN: 9780446516532 |
| ISBN: 0446516538 |
| Label: Warner Books, Inc. |
| Manufacturer: Warner Books, Inc. |
| Number Of Items: 1 |
| Number Of Pages: 197 |
| Product Group: Book |
| Publication Date: 1993-11 |
| Publisher: Warner Books, Inc. |
| Sales Rank on Amazon: 460,514 |
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Source:Product Description
The author of the phenomenal New York Times bestseller The Bridges of Madison County once again brings characters and situations with his special blend of lyricism and magic. This is a bittersweet story about two good people who discover that true love, when it comes, is rarely fair, or right--or without pain.
Average Customer Review: 3.5
Total Customer Reviews: 31
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful:
Rating: 3
Summary: Iowa and India Aren't So Different To This Pair.
When this one came out, I was still enarmoured with Robert Kincaid as were many other middle-aged housewives. He was our dream man who demanded little and disappeared into the distance. In 'Slow Waltz,' he's again writing about himself with a dose of imaginative wishing. He describes Michael as being out of grad school and receiving full tenure at the University due to the twenty-six published articles and promoted to full professor a week before his fortieth birthday. Now, that is quite an achievement.
He did it in Cedar Falls in actuality and had his main male character as a professof of management, sounds familiar. Robert was a photographer, one part of Robert James Waller, as the prof is another. It's the singing part I adored enough to write to him and tell him how much I loved "The Ballads of Madison County" CD and especially the narration on "Golden Apples of the Sun." He included my name in this one as a thank you. He writes about being in the Smoky Mountains in Tennessee before falling head over heels for the new professor's wife. "Betty, Betty, Betty...you may end up being one of the great loves of my life." He was certainly one of mine, though I missed the chance to meet him because my son Justin did not take down the message while I was struggling to learn my last job.
Michael fell for the Madras,Indian woman and even followed her to India because he was so desperate when she ran away for some "space." Living in a college situation, married to an English professor, I could relate to his actions; a dean at ours chased after new wife each Fall. Even at Troy, during the first year of my marriage, being one of the new young wives of a few new teachers, I was singled out to be a model for the art dept. which I declined. I was no Jellie, nor sophisticated enough to ever contemplate modeling in the nude. After all, I was just a short, petite Knoxville girl with pretty dark eyes. At that time, I had no background for scholarly endeavors; it was during the PTA and literary club presidencies that I learned that I could be myself and not one of two.
James Waller was great while he stayed in Cedar Falls; after his disastrous move to the wild country of Texas, did things fall apart for him. Stephen Kennedy took a magnificient photo of the ballad singer there in the Iowa drinking houses along the highway. He was the singer/entertainer who loved to dress as a cowboy and ride his motorcycle in his mid-life crises.
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful:
Rating: 3
Summary: A Good Love Story
SPOLIER - DO NOT READ FURTHER - Yes, I liked it but still only gave it 3 stars. Other's reviews here have done an excellent job capturing the intimate scenes between the main characters. Tears came from my eyes many times at different parts. My only big issue was how (SPOILER) was how fast Michael fell in love with Jellie. The author should've done a better job in communicating why this was possible; after all, he is a talented writer. It just didn't seem plausible. Oh, I believe in love at first sight, but the author didn't really say he fell in love at first sight - only he wanted to bend her over. Not exactly love at first sight feelings. I just wanted a little more description of why Michael felt he was in love with Jellie so much, that he couldn't think about anything else despite barely knowing the woman. I even re-read the beginning twice half through the book because this detail bothered me - lol. Oh well. Other than that - great book. I plan on reading more of Waller's books.
3 out of 5 people found this review helpful:
Rating: 5
Summary: MAN FROM "VILLIPURAM"
IT ALL STARTED EXACTLY 20 YEARS AGO.ROBERT J WALLER WAS INVITED BY A MANAGEMENT COSULTANCY FIRM TO BANGALORE IN INDIA TO
TEACH A NEW MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUE BASED ON AN ANCIENT VEDIC PHILOSOPHY "EVERTHING IS CONNECTED TO EVERYTHING" TO CORPORATE
MANAGERS.SINCE I WAS A FACILITATOR FR THE SEMINAR, I HAD THE GOOD FORTUNE TO BEFRIEND ROBERT.
SINCE THAT EVENTFUL ASSOCIATION WE WERE IN CONSTANT TOUCH (HIS WIFE AND MY WIFE INCLUDED). AROUND THE YEAR 1990 ROBERT AND GEORGIA VISITED US IN PONDICHERRY,30 MILES AWAY FROM VILLIPURAM.I HAVE LOST TRACK OF THE EVENTS THAT LED US TO THE VILLIPURAM STATION TO BOARD THE TRIVANDRUM MAIL. I WILL COME BACK THAT AFTER I CHECK WITH MY WIFE I HAVE BEEN URGENTLY SUMMONED BY MY STUDENTS WHO ARE LEARNING ENGLISH FRM ME TO CLARIFY SOME COMPLICATION WITH AN ESSAY COMPETITION DEADLINE NEEDS IMMEDIATE ATTENTION.
I WANT TO SHARE WITH READERS OF THIS BOOK MANY MORE DETAILS. AND PROMISE TO COME BACK ON THAT AS SOON AS I CAN.
I AM REACHABLE ON THIS ADD. kleep50@
5 out of 6 people found this review helpful:
Rating: 3
Summary: A Challenging Love Story
I started reading this book with a preconceived notion that this story would be exactly like Bridges of Madison County (I almost was not let down); I was sure of another tear jerking unhappy ending, so I was happily surprised when I got to the end of this story. I rated this book with three stars. I would have rated it two and a half; you can only rate by whole stars, because I liked it as much as I did not like it. I wasn't sure if I would like this story when I first started reading it but who doesn't love a good love affair, especially if it involves infidelity and a few good sex scenes? If you can overlook the infidelity, you can tell that the author seems like a hopeless romantic and that this story comes from his heart. How refreshing to know that someone from the male gender can be such a romantic! It was a little difficult to really get into reading this book at first, so thank God! it wasn't too long. After getting farther into the story, the more interesting it became. The duck rescue was a very touching. I really enjoyed how Michael went to India to prove his love for Jellie, and how his elderly mother encouraged him to chase after his love (that part also touched my heart somewhat). I also liked how the author tried to make this story seem real to the reader. He used good foreshadowing. I liked how the scenery was always changing. The accident was good because the plot kept you guessing. I had a few tears at this point. One thing I really wish was that if Jellie's name was pronounced Jah'lay, then that should have been how it was spelled. I wonder what the author was thinking when he came up with that name.
2 out of 4 people found this review helpful:
Rating: 3
Summary: Only 50,000 words, thank God!
This is a simple story of love and lust, told without using big words or graphic sexual descriptions. A child of twelve could read it and write a book report in about four hours, and never have to think too hard. He/she might wonder why grownups in the story were acting like teenage Romeo and Juliet, but other than that, it holds no surprises. Good clean fun for a short airplane ride or a rainy day on vacation.
Charlie
