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Kate Reading
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Length
5 hours 52 minutes
Language
English
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“I love impossible love and heartbreaking romance, so that would be enough to get me reading, but this novel has so much more. Published in 1990, it was a huge success in Mexico. It was an international best-seller, and with good reason. Food has magical powers in this book, as do tears and sexual attraction. This story is a delight. It will surprise you at every turn. And the ending is unpredictable and perfect. I loved it when I was 20 and I love it still.”
— Claire • East City Bookshop
Earthy, magical, and utterly charming, this tale of family life in turn-of-the-twentieth-century Mexico became a bestselling phenomenon with its winning blend of poignant romance and bittersweet wit. The classic love story takes place on the De la Garza ranch, as the tyrannical owner, Mama Elena, chops onions at the kitchen table in her final days of pregnancy. While still in her motherās womb, her daughter-to-be weeps so violently she causes an early labor, and little Tita slips out amid the spices and fixings for noodle soup. This early encounter with food soon becomes a way of life, and Tita grows up to be a master chef. She shares special points of her favorite preparations with listeners throughout the story.
Laura EsquivelĀ is the award-winning author ofĀ Like Water for Chocolate,Ā which has sold more than four and a half million copies around the world in 35 languages, as well asĀ The Law of Love,Ā and most recently,Ā Between Two Fires. She lives in Mexico City.
Kate ReadingĀ is the recipient of threeĀ AudioFileĀ Earphones Awards, and has narrated everything from Patricia Cornwell to George Eliot.Ā Her favorite BOT recordings includeĀ Like Water for Chocolate,Ā Middlemarch, and Robert Jordanās Wheel of Times series, which she narrated with her husband, Michael Kramer.
Laura EsquivelĀ is the award-winning author ofĀ Like Water for Chocolate,Ā which has sold more than four and a half million copies around the world in 35 languages, as well asĀ The Law of Love,Ā and most recently,Ā Between Two Fires. She lives in Mexico City.
Kate ReadingĀ is the recipient of threeĀ AudioFileĀ Earphones Awards, and has narrated everything from Patricia Cornwell to George Eliot.Ā Her favorite BOT recordings includeĀ Like Water for Chocolate,Ā Middlemarch, and Robert Jordanās Wheel of Times series, which she narrated with her husband, Michael Kramer.