Erich Segal "The Last Chord"

Author: Erich Segal Title: The Last Chord Original title: Only Love Genre: novel, romance Medical topic: oncology Year of first publication: 1997 Description: The best part of life is spent saying, "And then..." Matthew, a young doctor, goes on a peacekeeping mission to Ethiopia as a volunteer. His colleague there is a woman his own age—the beautiful Dr. Silvia. A passionate romance blossoms between them, but it is brutally cut short by an accident—Matthew is seriously wounded by local rebels. When the protagonist recovers, he learns that his beloved is now the wife of a wealthy Italian businessman. He tries to rebuild his life and devotes himself to clinical research in cancer treatment. He still struggles to find emotional balance. Then he meets Evie... But fate is not kind to him, and his path crosses with Sylvia’s once again. Eighteen years later, his former love becomes a patient... Will this reunion shatter the fragile stability of his life? Will he save his rival’s wife? I invite you to read on.