Love in the Time of Cholera — Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Arich commodious novel whose narrative power is matched only by its generosity of vision The New York Times In their Youth Florentino Ariza and Fermina Daza fall passionately in love When Fermina eventually chooses to marry a wealthy well born doctor Florentino is devastated but he is a romantic As he rises in his business career he whiles away the years in622 affairs yet he reserves his heart for Fermina Her husband dies at last and Florentino purposefully attends the funeral Fifty one years nine months and four days after he first declared his love for Fermina he will do so again A shining and heartbreaking book Thomas Pynchon The New York Times Book Review The agelessness of the human story as told by one of this century s most evocative writers Anne Tyler Chicago Sun Times Book Week