Dance in Snowcypress Bay

Author: (American) Robert James Waller
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: A masterpiece by Robert James Waller, author of "The Bridges of Madison County," ranked #1 on the New York Times Best Seller list, with over 2 million copies sold in the United States. It is an unforgettable, wise, and touching story about a love that only comes once in a lifetime, one that will forever change your life. The male protagonist, Michael Tilman, is a quirky middle-aged single economics professor in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He is cynical yet talented; sharp-tongued yet serious and rigorous. None of that matters. What matters is that as an independent person, he follows his inner feelings. In an instant, he realizes he has irrevocably fallen in love with the wife of a new colleague—the middle-aged woman with dark hair—Jelly. And Jelly, in that same instant, falls in love with him. It is so unbelievable and incurable, so inexplicable yet so reasonable. The attraction comes from the depths of their souls, from the genetic code within them. Who could resist it? That would be going against the essence of life. This romantic story challenges the conventions and also challenges the soul. This dual challenge makes readers constantly conflicted, amazed, and empathetic while reading. Michael Tilman meets another person's wife at a university in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and a year later, he travels to the unfamiliar, exotic southern part of India to find her. Her name is Jelly Braden. Michael Tilman longs for her, wanting her from the moment he saw her. Deep within his body, a voice whispers, "It's her." The mid-40s Jelly Braden hears the same voice. It is a story of love at first sight: one is a quirky middle-aged economics professor, riding his beloved motorcycle that he has ridden since his youth; the other is the wife of a new colleague, an introspective woman with black hair. A bond is formed between them that cannot be erased, a bond that forces both of them to compromise their lives in ways they never imagined, while also leading them into the enchanting world that only lovers understand. But it also brings the pain of choice and loss. Jelly is not free. Michael Waller is not a young man filled with unrealistic fantasies; he is a mature man who knows exactly what he wants. When Jelly Braden suddenly disappears one day, he is already prepared to travel the world to find her, uncover her hidden secrets, and see what he needs to do to make her his.