Like water for chocolate : a novel in monthly installments, with recipes, romances, and home remedies / Laura Esquivel ; translated by Carol Christensen and Thomas Christensen.
Material type:
TextLanguage: English Original language: Spanish Publication details: New York : Doubleday, 1992.Edition: 1st edDescription: 245 p. ; 20 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0385420161
- 9780385420167
- Como agua para chocolate. English
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Main Library | Fiction | Esquivel Laura | Available | 33111008431518 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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.
Translation of: Como agua para chocolate.
Despite the fact that she has fallen in love with a young man, Tita, the youngest of three daughters born to a tyrannical rancher, must obey tradition and remain single and at home to care for her mother.