Like Water for Chocolate
Laura Esquivel
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
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Reviews for Like Water for Chocolate
The Times
It's a joy... it has an energetic charm that's quite impossible to resist
Literary Review
If originality, a compelling tale and an adventure in the kitchen are what you crave, Like Water For Chocolate serves up the full helping
San Francisco Chronicle
A wondrous, romantic tale, fuelled by mystery and superstitition as well as by the recipes that introduce each chapter
Los Angeles Times
Exuberant... for those who like their wines full-bodied and their meals rich and zesty... earthly secrets of strength, suffering, passion and cooking in a humorous and well-drawn portrait of a woman who loves as well as she cooks
Washington Post
Subverts macho morality with refreshingly unexpected narrative twists magical realism... pacing that rivals Romancing the Stone An enchanting book, an open-eyed fairy story Wonderful... hard to put down... it is rare to come across a book so unusual
South China Morning Post