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Texas Publisher Lands Sequel to "Bridges"

By AAN Staff
march 18, 2002  10:49 am
Texas Publisher Lands Sequel to "Bridges"
Author Robert James Waller went into seclusion after his book The Bridges of Madison County became a runaway best-seller. He bought a ranch in remote Alpine, Texas, and hunkered down. Then Waller finished writing the sequel to Bridges and offered its publishing rights to the owners of the local bookstore, a husband-and-wife team from Houston who themselves had escaped the limelight to find peace of mind in the back country. Dallas Observer staff writer Carlton Stowers tells the story of one of the publishing world's most unlikely business deals.
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