by Laura Esquivel · Salvat Editores, S.A. · tapa dura · ISBN 9788434589810
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«Como agua para chocolate» is Laura Esquivel's novel, published in 1994 by Salvat Editores in hardcover (213 pages, in Spanish).
Set on a Mexican ranch, the novel follows Tita, the youngest daughter condemned by tradition to care for her mother and renounce Pedro, the man she loves. Tita takes refuge in the kitchen and turns her recipes into magical dishes that alter the emotions and behavior of those who taste them. A story of impossible love and contained passion where gastronomy becomes the language of feelings.
First installment of the «Como agua para chocolate» saga; part of Salvat's Grandes Éxitos/Grandes Escritores collection.
For readers of magical realism, love stories, and narrative where cooking plays a central role.
Laura Beatriz Esquivel Valdés is a Mexican novelist, screenwriter and former politician. Her first novel Como agua para chocolate became a bestseller in Mexico and the United States, and was later developed into an award-winning film.
