Love in the Time of Cholera

Florentino Ariza has never forgotten his first love. He has waited nearly a lifetime in silence since his beloved Fermina married another man. No woman can replace her in his heart. But now her husband is dead. Finally — after fifty-one years, nine months and four days — Florentino has another chance to declare his eternal passion and win her back. Will love that has survived half a century remain unrequited?