BOOK REVIEW FOR LOVE IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA BY GABRIEL GARCIA MARQUEZ -
BY LEIGH O'DONOVAN

At the age of 20, a solemn Florentino Ariza proclaimed his everlasting love to his sweetheart, Fermina Daza. But, in a moment of pity, Fermina cast away Florentino’s love and married a wealthy doctor. Half a century, 622 affairs and the death of a doctor later, Florentino will once again proclaim his unrequited love for Fermina. His entire life he has prepared for this moment. Will Fermina return the affection that Florentino so desperately needs? Or will she refuse him again as she had done as a 16-year-old girl?

Nobel Prize winner Gabriel Garcia Marquez beautifully narrates the tale of love that has sustained 50 years of turmoil. His use of rich language paints a picture of the Caribbean at the turn of the century. Marquez uses this backdrop expertly to weave the lives of the lovers throughout the pages and years of their lives. This book gives hope to those who believe that true love can overcome all, including death, disease, wealth and social class. A wonderfully written novel by one of the leading Latin American authors- 5 STARS

I think that the perception that Fermina is not in love with her husband is wrong.
The book shows us over and over that she loves him, and besides a couple of hard times in their marriage (which do occur in almost all long marriages), they were happy.
She may be angry when he dies, but it is apart of grief to be angry at the one that has left you behind.
Her depth of grief in the novel showed, to me, how much she did love him.
As the novel states, she may have not loved him in the beginning but it did become that-for both husband and wife.