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The first edition of this novel was published in april 1992, and was written by robert james waller. Robert james waller, whose bestselling, bittersweet 1992 romance novel the bridges of madison county was turned into a movie starring. Set in the mid1960s, it told the story of a middleaged italian war bride and farm wife, francesca, whose passion is ignited by an itinerant photographer, robert kincaid. Some of wallers books appeared in the new york times bestseller list.
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