The summer after "Bridges of Madison County" came out, (both book and
movie) my hubby and I were 'in the neighborhood' so we went off
exploring the countryside and several of the bridges. The main bridge
has now burned down so when that hit the news it made it more
personal. I understand that there is now a replica built in it's place.
I guess having a more visual sense of location is one of the reasons
I like the JA Jance books about JP Beaumont and the Sue Grafton
alphabet mysteries as I am familiar with their locations. Hummm, I've
never been to Trenton, NJ to walk in Stephanie Plum's shoes, though!
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Barb Engvall
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Teacher-Librarian
John Campbell Elem
Selah, WA
http://www.selah.k12.wa.us/JC/jc.cfm
bengvall@mac.com
On Sep 4, 2007, at 9:27 PM, John Wolfgang wrote:
> I am a Wendall Berry fan and after reading his wonderful book,
> Jayber Crow, I wanted someday to visit
> Berry's Eastern Kentucky town that may have been the setting for
> the book. While visiting
> my brother in Lexington this summer, I "Googled" Berry's name and,
> although he tries to stay out of sight,
> I found an address of a small town (pop. 116) where he has
> resided. It was definitely off the
> beaten path, but it was a great experience to drive past the
> church, cemetary, small storefronts,
> the farms and tobacco fields, and along the river to get some
> visual images for the setting of the book.
> (Don't be alarmed...I don't stalk authors! I just wanted to see
> what he saw).
>
> I'm curious...has anyone else ever done anything similar? It would
> be fun to hear from people
> about famous "author" or "book" spots you've visited.
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