You know from the very first line what will happen in this short novel and yet it is a riveting tale, a story that will stay with me for a long time. I did not like much what I have read before from Marquez as the world he depicts is often so cold and cruel and the characters so heartless but this is really a masterpiece, very touching even.

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This was passed on to me by my son in Edinburgh.
I love the concept of free books circulating round the world! - but didn't particularly enjoy this one!

September 2014
Took the book on holiday with me and left with friends in Vancouver, Canada