The combination of the two media can sometimes bring readers to discover new films and filmgoers to seek out the origins of a film story well told. Below are just a few contemporary stories to try....
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Accidental tourist - Anne Tyler

ISBN: 0099480018
Macon is grieving the death of his young son and the departure of his wife, when his life changes on meeting Muriel Pritchett, quirky dog walker
Cold mountain - Charles Frazier

ISBN: 0340824727
Inman's journey back from the Civil War to Cold Mountain and Ada, the woman he loved and left behind.
Divine secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood - Rebecca Wells

ISBN: 0330411500
Fried green tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe - Fannie Flagg

ISBN: 0099143712

Girl with a pearl earring - Tracy Chevalier

ISBN: 0007172826
Griet is employed by the Vermeer family as a servant and loves being involved in the work of this master painter...
House of the spirits - Isabel Allende

ISBN: 0552995886
One flew over the cuckoo's nest - Ken Kesey

ISBN: 0330235648
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