![]() Each chapter opens with one of Tita’s favorite recipes, and at several points in the novel, Tita’s emotions influence those who eat her food. It also has a strong thread of magical realism that enters the novel through Tita’s cooking. Like Water for Chocolate has drama, intrigue, romance, betrayal, and secrets galore. If you think this sounds a bit like a soap opera, you’re not far off. ![]() Pedro then proposes to Tita’s older sister Rosaura in order to stay near the woman he loves–with both joyous and painful consequences for all involved. ![]() When a young man named Pedro falls in love with Tita, Mama Elena informs the couple that Tita will never be allowed to marry. That duty now falls to Elena’s daughter Tita, a sensitive teenager who is also a gifted cook. It has long been tradition in her family that the youngest daughter remains unmarried in order to care for her mother in her old age. ![]() Mama Elena is a widowed rancher who runs her large household with an iron fist. ![]() I picked #4: “Read a book set in Central or South America, written by a Central or South American author.” Mexican author Laura Esquivel’s debut novel Like Water for Chocolate quickly caught my eye. Since I started Read Harder 2017 with an obvious (for me) pick, I wanted my second book of the year to come from one of the categories that took me further out of my comfort zone. ![]()
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