![]() ![]() Unfortunately, Mama Elena shows no signs of being on her way out any time soon! Pedro is devastated and marries Tita’s sister Rosaura in an effort to be closer to her, his true love. ![]() Mama Elena refuses, citing the family tradition that the youngest daughter must never marry, but will stay at home and care for her mother until she dies. Tita falls in love at first sight with a farm hand, Pedro, and Pedro asks for her hand in marriage. Tita de la Garza is the youngest of three daughters living on their tyrant mother’s farm in Mexico, during the time of the Mexican Revolution. The translation from the Spanish is pitch-perfect, and far more accessible than, for example, Love in the Time of Cholera (Gabriel Garcia Marquez.) It’s a light, short read and a wonderful Spanish love story which reads like a classic fairy tale with all of the expected heroes, villains, and beautiful girls. I like this book so well that I have re-read it several times. Full Title: Like Water for Chocolate: A novel in monthly installments with recipes, romances and home remedies.Īlternate/Original Title: Como Agua Para Chocolate ![]()
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