In the TV series `` The Simpsons '' , Lisa 's Rival Marge is reading a book that intends to make reference to Love in the Time of Cholera .
In The Simpsons episode 1F17 [ Rival ] Marge is reading a book entitled `` Love In The Time Of Scurvy '' Pittsburgh singer-songwriter Heather Kropf based a song on the novel that appeared on her 2000 album `` Sky '' .