Like Water For Chocolate

Format: Paperback
£9.99

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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Authors:
Esquivel, Laura
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Format:
Paperback
ISBN:
9780552995870
Number of Pages:
224
Publisher:
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Place of Publication:
London
Language:
English
Year Published:
1993
Publication Date:
16/09/1993
SKU:
9780552995870

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