by Laura Esquivel · RBA. · tapa dura · ISBN 9788447333684
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«Como agua para chocolate» is a magical realism novel by Laura Esquivel, published by RBA in hardback (254 pages, in Spanish).
In revolutionary Mexico, Tita, the youngest daughter of the De la Garza family, must care for her mother and renounce marriage. In the kitchen she finds an outlet: each recipe transmits her emotions and transforms those who taste it. Romance, drama and magical realism in a story about forbidden love, family tradition and personal liberation.
The novel, originally published in 1989, is the first instalment of the «Como agua para chocolate» series. The RBA edition in Spanish dates from 2004.
Recommended for those who enjoy romance, magical realism and Mexican narrative.
Mexican writer and screenwriter, author of Like Water for Chocolate, a novel turned blockbuster film and a phenomenon of culinary magical realism.
