A farewell to Gabo and Mercedes : a son's memoir of Gabriel García Márquez and Mercedes Barcha

Gabriel Garcia Marquez was one of the giants among modern writers. This is a remembrance and homage, by his son, about the last years of his father's life, and of his mother, Mercedes. Garcia Marquez was affectionarly known as Gabo, and he and Mercedes were a power couple, each with their own unique persona. For a writer who depended on his memory, Gabo's last years were unfathomable, suffering from debilitating memory loss.