《廊桥遗梦》是风靡世界的畅销书。作者向读者展示了罗伯特·金凯德与弗朗西丝卡从相逢、相恋到相别的全过程。这是一段婚外恋情，是一个非常敏感和十分引人注意的话题。沃勒以此为切入口，展示人们情感生活的深度和柔美境界，视角大胆独特。《廊桥遗梦》不仅是一部爱情小说，也是一部值得人们深思的小说，它包含着某种严肃的含义，仿佛是一面镜子，映照出现代都市人的生活情怀。

《廊桥遗梦》是风靡世界的畅销书。作者向读者展示了罗伯特·金凯德与弗朗西丝卡从相逢、相恋到相别的全过程。这是一段婚外恋情，是一个非常敏感和十分引人注意的话题。沃勒以此为切入口，展示人们情感生活的深度和柔美境界，视角大胆独特。《廊桥遗梦》不仅是一部爱情小说，也是一部值得人们深思的小说，它包含着某种严肃的含义，仿佛是一面镜子，映照出现代都市人的生活情怀。

What is it in a story that takes it to the New York Times Best Seller List for three years or 156 weeks? When I read this book, that was what I wanted to know. I look at the book on the shelf and think, "What was there that I just did not get?" The love story set in the 1960s is about Robert Kincaid, a renowned photographer, and a Francesca Johnson, a farm wife. The story is based on her diaries and the personal effects he had sent to her after he died. She is secluded and alone much of the time. When Robert comes to photograph the bridges, her family is away at the state fair. They are, like Romeo and Juliet, star-crossed lovers who will only remain in each other's hearts and minds for all of their life, though they only shared four days. Her diaries indicate that for about thirty years Francesca maintained the emotional contact she committed to Kincaid by seeing his photography in National Geography, news clippings, and reading the articles written about him. It is easy to be in love for four days. Anyone can. New love is exciting, romance is thrilling, and a new lover's touch is magical. Yes, it will last forever -- if you do not have to wake up to reality. It was simple to see this aspect of the enchantment about their story. Francesca wrote of the agony that she felt when choosing whether to go with Kincaid or stay with her family, her children. This was the crux of her story; stay with her husband and children, or run off with a stranger. I could never understand that, my child is first. Today the book is on my daughter's shelf, and she knows more about the emotions that drove Kincaid and Francesca than I ever will. I am too practical; but she tells me I have never loved as they did -- and she just might be right because I still wonder why this book sold millions. Suspend disbelief and enjoy the romantic interlude. Perhaps I should have seen the movie (I am a Clint Eastwood fan). For me the book was worth three stars, but the millions of people who loved this book and movie cannot all be wrong, so it must be a five. I guess I will give it a four. Victoria Tarrani from Amazon.com

《廊桥遗梦》（纪念版）（中英双语对照）生活结为茧壳，爱情仍在心底…… 著名学者，资深翻译家资中筠女士经典译本 打动全球5000万读者的浪漫之作《廊桥遗梦》（纪念版） 由其改编的同名电影入选美国电影协会百年百部爱情电影 《廊桥遗梦》（纪念版）讲述了一对兄妹在整理母亲的遗物时翻检出了一段尘封往事。中年女性弗朗西丝卡婚后生活平静琐碎，缺乏激情。《国家地理》杂志摄影师罗伯特•金凯德为拍摄麦迪逊县的廊桥而来，与居于此地的弗朗西丝卡相遇、相识和相恋。面对迟来的爱情与家庭责任，弗朗西丝卡选择了后者，而罗伯特则选择了成全。四天的完美之恋换来了半生的彼此怀念。 沃勒……写出了初恋的感觉。 ——《时代》周刊 放手后百转千回，甜蜜中饱含泪水，深藏的记忆永不泯灭。 ——《出版人周刊》 诗意的笔触，敏感的题材，阅读的快感……《廊桥遗梦》书写了无尽的爱。 ——《旧金山纪事报》

古老的廊桥，孤独的远游客。两颗中年人的心渐渐贴近，撞出火花，寻觅已久的灵魂找到了永恒的归宿。这段不了的情缘，因世事的羁绊而无奈分离。年复一年的缠绵思念，漂泊感伤的流浪情怀……刻骨铭心，凄婉绝伦…… 《廊桥遗梦》（原名《麦迪逊县的桥》）是美国作家兼摄影师R.J.沃勒的最新力作，问世后引起轰动，高居美国各大报刊畅销书榜之冠，目前销量已近千万册。此书为何受到青睐？当今美国人有着怎样的心态？读完中译本也许会找到答案。

廊桥书系，这是以反映现当代外国文学现状、发展和成就为宗旨的一套丛书。其特点为：一．选取代表欧美主流文学的获奖作品，如：2001年英国最大文学奖项布克奖获奖图书《凯利帮真史》，1939年美国最大文学奖项普利策奖获奖图书《鹿苑长春》。二.曾经受到和正在受到各国读者欢迎的现当代外国畅销书，在国外畅销书榜上均有过不俗的辉煌业绩，如《廊桥遗梦》。三．选取近一两年国外刚刚出版的有影响的重要作品，如：2001年美国国家奖入围作品《风雨红颜》，被称作美国文坛“大姐大”的女作家欧茨的最新力作《中年》。所有这些图书都有一个共同特点：可读性强。正因如此，该书系彰显畅销品相，定能受到读者的普遍喜欢。