I really enjoyed this story. I think that it had a sense of purpose, it felt important. The part that stuck with me the most was the last paragraph that was written as the author talking to her husband. She's saying that she understands that she will never fully understand what he went through. She's telling him that she will wait until he figures it out and heals. I think that this is either a very loving thing to say or completely ignorant. On the one hand, Isabelle Allende is telling her husband that she supports him and will wait for him through anything and can't wait for the day when they will "again walk hand in hand". On the other hand she might be waiting her entire life for a man that might not heal. Rolf Carle went through a traumatic experience that forced him to deal with tragedy as well as deeply buried emotions all within three days. This is the kind of event that people don't heal easily from. So while Isabelle is saying that she will love Rolf through anything, she might be foolish to think that he will be able to move past Azucena's death.
Article on bombing in Kenya
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2014/03/31/world/africa/31reuters-kenya-blast.html?ref=world
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