Critical Praise

"A sumptuous book...[with] major themes of love, death, the torments of memory, the inexorability of old age."

—The Washington Post Book World

"Beguiling, masterly storytelling.... García Márquez writes about love as saving grace, the force that makes life worthwhile."

—Newsday

"A love story of astonishing power.... Altogether extraordinary."

—Newsweek

"Brilliant, provocative...magical...splendid writing."

—Chicago Tribune

"This shining and heartbreaking novel may be one of the greatest love stories ever told."

—The New York Times Book Review