Love in the Time of Cholera - Gabriel García Márquez

'It was inevitable: the scent of bitter almonds always reminded him of the fate of unrequited love'
 
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.
 
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?
 
Format: Paperback / softback
432 pages
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN: 9780141189208
Published: 2007