Description
Like Water for Chocolate is a story about a woman named Tita who is forbidden from marrying and is forced to look after her mother. Tita falls in love with a man named Pedro and they are forced to marry Rosaura so that Pedro can stay close to Tita. For the next 22 years, they are unable to consummate their love. Pedro's family is killed and he is left to look after Tita. One day, Pedro's luck changes and he is able to save Tita from an abusive husband. They are finally able to consummate their love.
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 sumptuous feast of a novel, it relates the bizarre history of the all-female De La Garza family. Tita, the youngest daughter of the house, has been forbidden to marry, condemned by Mexican tradition to look after her mother until she dies. But Tita falls in love with Pedro, and he is seduced by the magical food she cooks. In desperation, Pedro marries her sister Rosaura so that he can stay close to her. For the next twenty-two years, Tita and Pedro are forced to circle each other in unconsummated passion. Only a freakish chain of tragedies, bad luck and fate finally reunite them against all the odds.
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