Love in the time of cholera

A poignant meditation on desire and the enduring power of love, this novel follows Florentino Ariza, a hopeless romantic who passionately loves Fermina Daza, only to be tragically rejected. Fermina marries the distinguished doctor Juvenal Urbino, leaving Florentino to silently wait for her, unable to forget his first and only true love. After fifty-one years, nine months, and four days, Urbino's unexpected death gives Florentino a chance to declare his feelings and discover if a passion that has lasted half a century will finally be reciprocated. This rich, fantastical narrative celebrates love in all its forms. Gabriel Garcia Marquez, born in 1928 in Aracataca, Colombia, authored several acclaimed novels, including Leaf Storm, One Hundred Years of Solitude, and Chronicle of a Death Foretold. He received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982. Readers who enjoyed this work may also appreciate One Hundred Years of Solitude. The novel is described as offering "the nearest thing to sensual pleasure prose can offer" (Daily Telegraph) and is hailed as "an amazing celebration of the many kinds of love" (The Times). It presents a convincing suspension of reality, showcasing the timelessness of human stories as told by one of the century's most evocative writers (Anne Tyler).