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Memories of Madison County

The True Story of My Romance with Robert James Waller

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Memories of Madison County

By: Jana St. James
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In 1992, a novel by university professor Robert James Waller was published to less than glowing reviews. Despite the critical reception, The Bridges of Madison County became a publishing phenomenon, spending two years on the New York Times bestseller list and selling more than 50 million copies. Decades before, Waller had met 18-year-old Jana St. James at an Indiana University coffeehouse. Their innocent friendship blossomed into love—despite Waller's seven-year marriage. Years later, as St. James read the newly published book of her dear friend, it wasn't long before she experienced a shortness of breath and a relentless ache. Why were there so many similarities about her experiences with Waller in the novel—were the memories still alive for him, too? In Memories of Madison County, Jana tells her side of the impossible love story—from the innocent phases of friendship through gentle afternoons as lovers, and ultimately to the heart-wrenching yet inevitable end of their relationship.

©1995 Jana St. James (P)1995 Phoenix Books, Inc. Love, Dating & Attraction Relationships
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I stopped listening because I couldn’t keep up with the narration, no pauses at the end of a sentence, it all felt too rushed as if the narrator couldn’t wait to get the job over. Sorry as I really wanted to listen to this book.

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such a beautiful but sad love story ❤️
I'd love to know if his wife ever suspected

jenna

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Do not be fooled by the introduction to this book. The introduction is exceptionally well read and promises all sorts of positive things in the story that follows, that should satisfy any fan of Robert James Waller's work, and in particular The Bridges of Madison County and A Thousand Country Road. The story that follows simply does not deliver.

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