Bridges of Madison County, a passionate and heart-rending story of four days in the lives of one man and one woman, was phenomenally successful and an internationally acclaimed bestseller. Now, with his second novel, Slow Waltz in Cedar Bend, Waller tells another poignant story about a once-in-a-lifetime love.
Michael Tillman, a maverick, middle-aged economics professor, was content if not supremely happy with his life. And then came Jellie Braden - beautiful, married and with a carefully hidden past. From the moment she walked through the door at a faculty party Michael wanted her. But their feelings lead them to a dangerous place, a place which only lovers know. And when Jellie takes flight and dissapears into the heart of Southern India in search of her past, Michael must follow her. He embarks on a strange, exotic journey of his own to find the woman he loves and make her his.