Like Water for Chocolate

Laura Esquivel

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Black Swan
01 September 1993

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

'A Novel in Monthly Instalments with Recipes, Romances and Home Remedies'.

The international bestseller.

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

By: Laura Esquivel
Imprint: Black Swan
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 162g
ISBN: 9780552995870
ISBN 10: 0552995878
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 01 September 1993
Recommended Age: From 0 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Like Water for Chocolate

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)