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Love and cooking collide in magical Mexico.

You will love Like Water For Chocolate if you are a fan of magical realism and romance. The book intertwines Mexican tradition, vivid and sensory writing, recipes, humor and emotions to deliver a compelling story of love, sacrifice and family. You will be left charmed, touched, and wishing that you could taste the magical recipes the protagonist, Tita, conjures up.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Like Water For Chocolate : No.1 international bestseller

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ISBN: 9780552995870
Date of Publication: 1996-10-18
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Fantasy, Romance, Historical Fiction
Goodreads rating: 3.95
(rated by 353061 readers)

Description

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


Author: Laura Esquivel
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 224
Publisher: Transworld s Ltd
Publication Date: 18 Oct 1996
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Love and cooking collide in magical Mexico.

You will love Like Water For Chocolate if you are a fan of magical realism and romance. The book intertwines Mexican tradition, vivid and sensory writing, recipes, humor and emotions to deliver a compelling story of love, sacrifice and family. You will be left charmed, touched, and wishing that you could taste the magical recipes the protagonist, Tita, conjures up.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.