Robert James Waller
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Date read: 23 - 26 March 2018
Length: 171 pages
It's summer when Robert Kincaid travels to a farmhouse to ask for directions to Roseman Bridge, where he is taking photographs for National Geographic. There he meets Francesca and the pair immediately fall in love. They spend an intense four days together before parting ways forever.
This is a tale of forbidden love, as Francesca is married with two children. You can't help feeling sorry for her though, as she seems to be trapped in her life. As much as she wants to leave with Robert, she can't face abandoning her family and ultimately chooses to stay. The Bridges of Madison County does pull on the heartstrings a bit, especially at this point and at the end.
It's a very short novel, but it tells you all you need to know. The couple only spent 4 days together, and while to them it seems like a lot longer, the memories stay with them for the rest of their lives. There's a bit of What If? implied at the end. What if Francesca had left with Robert? What if they had spent their lives together? What if they had travelled the world? We will never know.
I was given this book by someone who knows I like reading, and they found it lying around their house. Although I read a bit of everything, it's not something I would normally pick up myself. I was pleasantly surprised, and have just found out there is a film, so I will need to watch that too!
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Thanks,
The Wee Librocubicularist
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