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Like Water for Chocolate
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Like Water for Chocolate Compact disc - 2006

by Laura Esquivel; Read by Yareli Arizmendi


Summary

A Novel in Monthly Installments with Recipes, Romances and Home Remedies'. The international bestseller.The number one bestseller in Mexico and America for almost two years, and subsequently a bestseller around the world, Like Water For Chocolate is a romantic, poignant tale, touched with moments of magic, graphic earthiness, bittersweet wit - and recipes. A sumptuous feast of a novel, it relates the bizarre history of the all-female De La Garza family. Tita, the youngest daughter of the house, has been forbidden to marry, condemned by Mexican tradition to look after her mother until she dies. But Tita falls in love with Pedro, and he is seduced by the magical food she cooks. In desperation Pedro marries her sister Rosaura so that he can stay close to her. For the next twenty-two years Tita and Pedro are forced to circle each other in unconsummated passion. Only a freakish chain of tragedies, bad luck and fate finally reunite them against all the odds.

From the publisher

Earthy, magical, and utterly charming, this tale of family life in turn-of-the-century Mexico became a best-selling phenomenon with its winning blend of poignant romance and bittersweet wit. The classic love story takes place on the De la Garza ranch, as the tyrannical owner, Mama Elena, chops onions at the kitchen table in her final days of pregnancy. While still in her mother's womb, her daughter to be weeps so violently she causes an early labor, and little Tita slips out amid the spices and fixings for noodle soup. This early encounter with food soon becomes a way of life, and Tita grows up to be a master chef. She shares special points of her favorite preparations with listeners throughout the story.

"From the Hardcover edition."

Details

  • Title Like Water for Chocolate
  • Author Laura Esquivel; Read by Yareli Arizmendi
  • Binding Compact Disc
  • Edition Abridged
  • Volumes 4
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Random House Audio Publishing Group, New York, New York
  • Date May 2, 2006
  • Abridged Yes
  • ISBN 9780739334195 / 0739334190
  • Weight 0.47 lbs (0.21 kg)
  • Dimensions 5.68 x 5.92 x 1 in (14.43 x 15.04 x 2.54 cm)
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

Media reviews

“A tall-tale, fairy-tale, soap-opera romance, Mexican cookbook and home-remedy handbook all rolled into one, Like Water For Chocolate is one tasty entree from first-time novelist Laura Esquivel.”— San Francisco Chronicle


From the Trade Paperback edition.

About the author

Laura Esquivel is the award-winning author of "Like Water for Chocolate, "which has sold more than four and a half million copies around the world in thirty-five languages, as well as "The Law of Love" and, most recently "Between Two Fires." She lives in Mexico City.

"From the Trade Paperback edition."

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