Description: VINTAGE 1992 LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE: A Novel in Monthly Installments with Recipes, Romances, and Home Remedies by Laura Esquivel Currently two copies. A little wear on the dust jacket but the insides are nice and clean and crisp. Both first editions and pictured … a 19th printing and 27th printing. INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • Earthy, magical, and utterly charming, this tale of family life in turn-of-the-century Mexico blends poignant romance, bittersweet wit, and delicious recipes. This 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, using cooking to express herself and sharing recipes with readers along the way. “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
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Location: Valley Village, California
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Publication Year: 1992
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Book Title: LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE
Author: Laura Esquivel
