Love in the Time of Cholera the reader is reminded repeatedly of his more sinister exploits. The novel examines romantic love in myriad forms, both "ideal" and "depraved", and continually forces the reader to question such ready-made characterizations by introducing elements antithetical to these facile judgments. García Márquez's main notion is that lovesickness is literally an illness, a disease comparable to cholera. Florentino suffers from this just as he might suffer from any malady. At one point, he conflates his physical pain with his amorous pain when he vomits after eating flowers in order to imbibe Fermina's scent. In the final chapter, the Captain's declaration of
The Wilder Shores of Love Chamberet, is titled "Lesley Blanch: On the Wilder Shores of Love" in homage to the novel. The Wilder Shores of Love The Wilder Shores of Love is a 1954 impressionistic novel by British novelist Lesley Blanch. It is her most famous novel. The novel tells the story of four British Women who leave Europe for adventures and romance in the Middle East. Contemporary reviews of the novel focused on its artistic style and "colourful" plot. The title of the novel has inspired subsequent works. Blanch created a book of travel writings title "From Wilder Shores: The Tables of My Travels"