Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez

'One of the greatest love stories I have ever read. It is so beautifully written.' - Oprah Winfrey Fifty-one years, nine months and four days ago, Florentino's adoring love was rejected by the beautiful Fermina. While she became the model wife to a wealthy doctor, poor Florentino pined for her, and has done so ever since, never finding love or peace as he yearns for the day he can woo her again. When Fermina's husband is killed falling from a mango tree, Florentino seizes his chance to declare his enduring love. But can young love find new life in the twiglight of their lives? Now a major film - in cinemas March 2008