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Like Water for Chocolate: A Novel in Monthly Installments with Recipes, Romances, and Home Remedies [Secure Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/eReader (recommended)]
by Laura Esquivel
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  Set in turn-of-the-century Mexico, this novel relates the story of Tita, the youngest of three daughters. Practically raised in the kitchen, she is expected to spend her life waiting on Mama Elena and never to marry. Her habitual torment increases when her beloved Pedro becomes engaged to one of her sisters. Tita and he are thrown into tantalizing proximity and manage to communicate their affection through the dishes she prepares for him and his rapturous appreciation. Eventually, Tita's culinar... more info>> (Published: 2002)
Words: 125000 - Reading Time: 357-500 min.
Category: Mainstream
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Malinche [Secure Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/eReader (recommended)]
by Laura Esquivel
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When Malinalli, a member of the tribe conquered by the Aztec warriors, first meets Corts, she--like many--believes that he is the reincarnated forefather god of her tribe. Naturally, she assumes that her task is to help Corts destroy the Aztec empire and free her people. The two fall passionately in love, but Malinalli gradually comes to realize that Corts's thirst for conquest is all too human. He is willing to destroy anyone, even his own men, even their own love. Throughout Mexican history, M... more info>>
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Swift As Desire [Secure Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/eReader (recommended)]
by Laura Esquivel
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Instead of entering the world crying like other babies, Júbilo was born with a smile on his face. He had a gift for hearing what was in people's hearts, for listening to sand dunes sing and insects whisper. Even as a young boy, acting as an interpreter between his warring Mayan grandmother and his Spanish-speaking mother, he would translate words of spite into words of respect, so that their mutual hatred turned to love. When he grew up, he put his gift to good use in his job as a humble telegra... more info>> (Published: 2002)
Words: 90000 - Reading Time: 257-360 min.
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