A Farewell to Gabo and Mercedes: The public, the private and the secret

I find myself remembering that my father used to say that everyone has three lives: the public, the private, and the secret.

On a weekday morning in March 2014, Gabriel García Márquez, one of the most acclaimed writers of the twentieth century, came down with a cold.

In this intimate and honest account on grief and death, Rodrigo Garcia not only contemplates his fathers mortality and remarkable humanity, but also his mothers tremendous charm and tenderness. Mercedes Barcha, Gabos constant companion and creative muse, was one of the foremost influences on his life and art.

A Farewell to Gabo and Mercedes is a revelatory portrait of a family coping with loss and a rich depiction of a sons love.