Until August A novel
Until August by Gabriel García Márquez is a newly rediscovered novel set to be published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group on March 12, 2024. This edition, written in English and spanning 144 pages, presents a moving tale centered on female desire and the complexities of family life. The story follows Ana Magdalena Bach, who, despite being happily married for twenty-seven years, finds herself drawn to the island where her mother is buried each August, seeking a brief escape through fleeting romantic encounters.
Readers will discover a narrative that unfolds against the backdrop of sultry Caribbean evenings filled with music and vibrant characters. Ana’s journey delves into themes of freedom, regret, and self-transformation as she navigates her desires and fears. This novel offers a profound exploration of love and the choices we make, inviting readers to reflect on the intricacies of marriage and personal fulfillment.
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NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • The extraordinary rediscovered novel from the Nobel Prize–winning author of Love in the Time of Cholera and One Hundred Years of Solitude—a moving tale of female desire and abandon
Sitting alone beside the languorous blue waters of the lagoon, Ana Magdalena Bach contemplates the men at the hotel bar. She has been happily married for twenty-seven years and has no reason to escape the life she has made with her husband and children. And yet, every August, she travels by ferry here to the island where her mother is buried, and for one night takes a new lover.
Across sultry Caribbean evenings full of salsa and boleros, lotharios and conmen, Ana journeys further each year into the hinterland of her desire and the fear hidden in her heart.
Constantly surprising, joyously sensual, Until August is a profound meditation on freedom, regret, self-transformation, and the mysteries of love—an unexpected gift from one of the greatest writers the world has ever known.
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