by Laura Esquivel · Black Swan · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780552995870
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«Like Water for Chocolate» is Laura Esquivel's romantic novel, published by Black Swan in 1993 in paperback (224 pages, in English).
Tita, the youngest daughter of the De la Garza family, must care for her mother and not marry by tradition. In love with Pedro, she watches him marry her sister Rosaura to stay close to her. Tita pours her emotions into cooking, and her recipes trigger magical effects on those who taste them. A story of romance, magical realism, recipes, and home remedies in early 20th-century Mexico.
This English edition translates the original novel «Como agua para chocolate». The work has been translated into more than forty languages, has sold over ten million copies, and was adapted into a movie in 1992.
For readers of romantic and family fiction, especially those who enjoy stories where food and tradition play 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.
