In their youth, Florentino Ariza and Fermina Daza fall passionately in love, but Fermina eventually decides to marry a
rich
doctor from a very good family. Florentino is overwhelmed, but he is a romantic. His career in business flourishes, and although he has 622 conquests, his heart still belongs to Fermina. When at the end
When at the end her husband dies, Florentino attends the funeral .For fifty years, nine months and four days he has professed love for Fermina; he will do it once more.
With wisdom and humorous style, Garcia Marquez writes the story of a unique love that has not been matched by half a century. Although it never seems to be properly contained, love flows through the novel in a thousand ways - happy, melancholic, rich, and always surprising.