![]() Only a freakish chain of tragedies, bad luck and fate finally reunite them against all the odds. In desperation Pedro marries her sister Rosaura so that he can stay close to her.įor the next twenty-two years Tita and Pedro are forced to circle each other in unconsummated passion. Tita, the youngest daughter of the house, has been forbidden to marry, condemned by Mexican tradition to look after her mother until she dies.īut Tita falls in love with Pedro, and he is seduced by the magical food she cooks. ![]() Each chapter begins with a recipe in Titas cookbook. A sumptuous feast of a novel, it relates the bizarre history of the all-female De La Garza family. Like Water for Chocolate is set in Northern Mexico during the Mexican Revolution, from about 1910-1920. The novel follows the story of a young girl named Tita, who longs for her lover, Pedro, but can never have him because of her mother's upholding of the family tradition: the youngest daughter cannot marry, but instead must take. ![]() ![]() 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 magical love story, celebration of feminine power and mouth-watering Mexican recipe guide, Like Water for Chocolate is uniquely structured and sensuously written. Like Water for Chocolate is a popular novel, published in 1989 by Mexican novelist and screenwriter Laura Esquivel. Buy this book from .uk to support The Reading Agency and local bookshops at no additional cost to you. ![]()
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