Advertisement Continue reading the main storyIn addition to his daughter, he is survived by his wife, Linda Bow, and a granddaughter. Seeking solitude, Mr. Waller moved to a run-down ranch in Alpine, Tex., southeast of El Paso. Mr. Waller decided to revisit the scene of his first novel in “A Thousand Country Roads: An Epilogue to The Bridges of Madison County,” published in 2002. The romantic flame ignited by “The Bridges of Madison County” was slow to die. “I receive letters each week from people who have read it and are moved by the story,” Mr. Waller told Book Page in 2005.

Source: New York Times March 11, 2017 00:33 UTC