Laura Esquivel’s Like Water for Chocolate is one of the most popular Spanish-language novels ever published and introduced a lot of people to the genre of magical realism in the early 1990s. Our Classic Book Discussion Group will read and discuss the novel in September.
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BOOK DESCRIPTION
This 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 mother’s 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, using cooking to express herself and sharing recipes with readers along the way.
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Copies of Like Water for Chocolate can be picked up from the Book Discussion Shelf on our first floor.
An in-person discussion of Like Water for Chocolate will be held at the library on Thursday, September 25, at 3:00 PM. No registration is required to attend.
Published on August 28, 2025.
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