<P> The Bridges of Madison County is a 1992 best - selling novel by Robert James Waller that tells the story of a married but lonely Italian - American woman ( war bride ) living on a 1960s Madison County , Iowa farm . While her husband and children are away at the State Fair , she engages in an affair with a National Geographic photographer from Bellingham , Washington , who is visiting Madison County to create a photographic essay on the covered bridges in the area . The novel is presented as a novelization of a true story , but it is in fact entirely fictional . However , the author stated in an interview that there were strong similarities between the main character and himself . </P>
<P> The Bridges of Madison County is a 1992 best - selling novel by Robert James Waller that tells the story of a married but lonely Italian - American woman ( war bride ) living on a 1960s Madison County , Iowa farm . While her husband and children are away at the State Fair , she engages in an affair with a National Geographic photographer from Bellingham , Washington , who is visiting Madison County to create a photographic essay on the covered bridges in the area . The novel is presented as a novelization of a true story , but it is in fact entirely fictional . However , the author stated in an interview that there were strong similarities between the main character and himself . </P>
where are the bridges of madison county located
where are the bridges of madison county located
Iowa
Iowa