I've done it! I've completed a novel! I'm so happy!!! It has taken me a really, really long time, as in months. But I'm blaming the move to some extent.
This is the story of two young people, Florentino Ariza and Fermina Daza, who fall in love through the exchange of love letters in their youth. Their union is foiled by Fermina's father and their paths separate as Fermina marries Doctor Urbino, whilst Florentino remains single (although having numerous love affairs - including one with his underage god daughter - how come no-one ever mentions this?!!! Not OK!). Right at the beginning of the book, we are aware that Fermina becomes a widow, so the book whilst going right back to the character's childhoods, is a torturous journey towards finding out whether the two manage to get together. This is my first Marquez novel (I was surprised by the underage thing mentioned above) and his use of description was stunning and his characters are well rounded (the main three) and he is able to capture something of the time - I think. I will be reading at least one more of his novels at some point, and I'm looking forward to it.
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