Like Water for Chocolate: A Novel in Monthly Installments, with Recipes, Romances and Home Remedies by Laura Esquivel
	List Price:   $13.95 Unit Price:   $11.16 You Save:   $2.79 (20%) ISBN-10:   038542017X ISBN-13:   9780385420174 Publisher:   Random House [MD]; Anchor Category:   Young Adults Pub. Date:   October 1995 Pages:   256 Format:   Paperback
Awards
1989  Man Booker Prize for Fiction  Nominee/Honoree  1989  Toronto Book Awards  Winner!  2001  Toronto Book Awards  Nominee/Honoree  2002  International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award  Nominee/Honoree  2007  Great Lakes Book Awards  Winner!
Subjects
MEXICO_FICTION FICTION_ROMANCE_REGIONAL
Description/Notes
Originally a screenwriter, Laura Esquivel was nominated for the Ariel Award for best screenplay by the Mexican Academy of Motion Pictures for her screenplay Chido One. The film version of Like Water for Chocolate swept the Ariel Awards in 1992 and went on in 1993 to become the biggest grossing foreign film ever released in the United States. In 1994, Like Water for Chocolate won the prestigious Abby award, which is given annually by the American Booksellers Association to the book the members of the organization most enjoyed hand-selling. Ms. Esquivel lives in Mexico. Earthy, magical, and utterly charming, this tale of family life in tum-of-the-century Mexico became a best-selling phenomenon with its winning blend of poignant romance and bittersweet wit. ?A tall-tale, fairy-tale, soap-opera romance, Mexican cookbook and home-remedy handbook all rolled into one, Like Water For Chocolate is one tasty entree from first-time novelist Laura Esquivel.?? San Francisco Chronicle This novel is a romantic, poignant tale, touched with moments of magic, graphic earthiness and bittersweet wit. A sumptuous feast of a novel, it relates the bizarre history of the all-female De La Garza family. With more than two million copies in print, this beloved novel has become a treasured part of America's literary memory. Now, for the first time, this 'tall-tale, fairy-tale, soap opera romance, Mexican cookbook, and home-remedy handbook all rolled into one' (San Francisco Chronicle) is available in trade paper with the original art from the hardcover. Copyright ? Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.