This is a fantastic book though I read it 15 years or so ago now. I should re-read it. I also have 'Love in the Time of Cholera' but haven't read it yet. It was

This is a fantastic book though I read it 15 years or so ago now. I should re-read it. I also have 'Love in the Time of Cholera' but haven't read it yet. It was the first magical realism book I had and have read. I found the family tree at the beginning or the book essential as the names are all very similar and it's easy to lose track. Highly seconded.