Memories of My Melancholy Whores

Memories of My Melancholy Whores - Gabriel García Márquez Do not let the description "90 year old man falls in love with 14 year old girl" scare you away from this incredible short novel. Memories of My Melancholy Whores is in no way a "Lolita" story but a glorious treatise on the role of love and aging. It is about living life at the fullest even after you think you may have squandered it or reached the end of your life. While One Hundred Year of Solitude and Love in The Time of Cholera may be superior books, this brief 100 plus page book packs more of an emotional impact. I suspect this tale was a very personal one for the author but I also think its message will speak to all adults from 30 to 100.