Like Water for Chocolate (Paperback, Revised)

Tita, the youngest daughter of a stern and repressive mother, is condemned by family tradition to stay at home and never marry. She spends most of her time in the kitchen creating exquisite inflammatory dishes for her sweetheart Pedro, who has been forced to marry her sister. Flavours, smells and colours are lovingly described in the accounts of meals and recipes in the narrative. (Kirkus UK)

THE INTOXICATING INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER ABOUT LOVE, COOKING AND MAGIC. PERFECT FOR FANS OF JOANNE HARRIS AND ISABEL ALLENDE. 'This magical, mythical, moving story of love, sacrifice and summering sensuality is something I will savour for a long time' MAUREEN LIPMAN Like Water For Chocolate tells the captivating story of the De la Garza family. As the youngest daughter, Tita is forbidden by Mexican tradition to marry. Instead, she pours all of her emotions into her delicious recipes, which she shares with readers along the way.When Tita falls in love with Pedro, he is seduced by the magical food she cooks. Unfortunately, he's married to her sister... Filled with recipes, longing and bittersweet humour, this charming story of one family's life in turn-of-the-century Mexico has captivated readers all over the world and was made into an award-winning film. 'A joy... Has an energetic charm that's quite impossible to resist' LITERARY REVIEW 'An epic love story with recipes and a sprinkling of magical realism' WASHINGTON POST 'Enchanting...an open-eyed fairy story complete with ugly sister' BARBARA TRAPIDO 'A Mexican culinary romance to make the mouth water' SHE 'Ingenious' INDEPENDENT

General

Imprint:	Black Swan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 1993
First published:	October 1996
Authors:	Laura Esquivel
Dimensions:	198 x 127 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	221
Edition:	Revised
ISBN-13:	978-0-552-99587-0
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction Books > Varsity Textbooks Books > Academic & Education > Varsity Textbooks > Language & Literature
LSN:	0-552-99587-8
Barcode:	9780552995870

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