The General in His Labyrinth explores the labyrinth of Bolívar's life through the narrative of his memories, in which "despair, sickness, and death inevitably win out over love, health, and life". Following the success of "One Hundred Years of Solitude" and "Love in the Time of Cholera", García Márquez decided to write about the "Great Liberator" after reading an unfinished novel by his friend Álvaro Mutis. He borrowed the setting—Bolívar's voyage down the Magdalena River in 1830—from Mutis. García Márquez spent two years researching the subject, encompassing the extensive memoirs of Bolívar's Irish aide-de-camp, Daniel Florencio O'Leary, as well as numerous other historical documents and
Love in the Time of Foreclosure Love in the Time of Foreclosure Love in the Time of Foreclosure is a memoir by Stephanie Alison Walker. The story details Walker's experience with foreclosure on her Los Angeles home. Walker describes her and husband's day-to-day life from their first foreclosure notice to the day they move out, including interactions with lenders, phone calls to elected officials and awkward looks across the office. She also recounts the pressures on her marriage and her own stress-induced illness, along with generous support from family and friends. A positive attitude is Walker's guiding principle and the core of her advice of for