The last, a sequel to his monster hit, was prompted by thousands of letters from people who wanted to know more about the characters. Waller's seven books include 'Slow Waltz in Cedar Bend,' which unseated 'Bridges' on the best-seller list, 'Border Music,' 'Puerto Vallarta Squeeze' and 'A Thousand County Roads: An Epilogue to The Bridges of Madison County.' He taught management, economics, and applied mathematics at the University of Northern Iowa from 1968 to 1991. Weller grew up in Rockford, Iowa, and he was educated at the University of Northern Iowa and Indiana University, where he received his doctorate. He also divorced his wife of 36 years, Georgia, with whom he had a daughter, and found a new partner in Linda Bow, who worked as a landscaper. Waller also wrote a sequel to his most famous book called 'A Thousand Country Roads.' Pictured: Streep at the world premiere of the film adaptation in 1995Īfter the novel's success, Weller left Iowa, where he had grown up, and moved to a ranch in Alpine, Texas, 50 miles from the nearest town.
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