Love in the Time of Cholera

By Gabriel García Márquez

A sage and compassionate book that celebrates love of all kinds. Garbriel Garcia Marquez weaves the real and the magical to create this powerful, lyrical story; packed to the brim with soul.
~ Her Majesty Queen Camilla
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Publish Date: 1985

Fifty-one years, nine months and four days have passed since Fermina Daza rebuffed hopeless romantic Florentino Ariza’s impassioned advances and married Dr Juvenal Urbino instead. During that half-century, Flornetino has fallen into the arms of many delighted women, but has loved none but Fermina. Having sworn his eternal love to her, he lives for the day when he can court her again. When Fermina’s husband is killed trying to retrieve his pet parrot from a mango tree, Florentino seizes his chance to declare his enduring love. But can young love find new life in the twilight of their lives?

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