Only a freakish chain of tragedies, bad luck and fate finally reunite them against all the odds. The international bestseller. In desperation, Pedro marries her sister Rosaura so that he can stay close to her, so that Tita and Pedro are forced to circle each other in unconsummated passion. Laura Esquivel es la autora del bestseller Como agua para chocolate, que ha vendido más de cuatro millones de copias alrededor del mundo, y ha sido traducido a treinta y cinco idiomas.También es autora de La ley del amor e Íntimas suculencias, entre otros.Vive en Mexico D.F. Climax: The climax of the novel occurs in Chapter 11, when Tita confesses to her fiance, John the truth of her affair with her brother-in-law, Pedro. But Tita falls in love with Pedro, and he is seduced by the magical food she cooks. Full Title: Like Water for Chocolate (Original Spanish: Como Agua Para Chocolate ) Setting: Near Piedras Negras, Northern Mexico. Tita, the youngest daughter of the house, has been forbidden to marry, condemned by Mexican tradition to look after her mother until she dies. 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.Ī sumptuous feast of a novel, it relates the bizarre history of the all-female De La Garza family. Earthy, magical, and utterly charming, this tale of family life in turn-of-the-century Mexico became a best-selling phenomenon with its winning blend of poignant romance and bittersweet wit.
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