Robert James Waller

 
"Slow Waltz in Cedar Bend," published in 1993, is the follow-up to Waller’s hugely successful "Bridges of Madison County." The book was one of the top sellers in the U.S. that year, reflecting the author’s established popularity. The story centers on Michael Tillman, a tenured economics professor in Iowa with a free-spirited personality who becomes enamored with Jellie Braden, a woman with a complicated past connected to India. Their relationship unfolds as a slow and poignant romance that crosses continents, blending personal discovery with cultural backdrop