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She was born in 1950

in Mexico She used to write while

working as a teacher in a kindergarten.

In her novels, She expresses the relationship between men and women in Mexico.

Laura Esquivel

Like Water for Chocolate It is a popular novel published in 1989

by first-time Mexican novelist Laura Esquivel.

The novel follows the story of a young girl named Tita who longs her entire life to marry her lover, Pedro, but can never have him because of her mother's family tradition of the youngest daughter not marrying but taking care of her mother until the day she dies. Tita is only able to express herself when she cooks.

Esquivel employs magical realism to combine the supernatural with the ordinary.

Characters:Tita Mama Elena

Characters: Pedro Rosaura

Characters: Gertrudes Dr. John Brown

Characters:

Nacha y Chencha

Characters:

Roberto, Esperanza y Alex

Key Characters Tita – the protagonist, youngest daughter of Mama

Elena Mama Elena – forceful, tyrannical matriarch of the De

La Garza family Pedro – Tita’s true love and soul mate Rosaura – second daughter of Mama Elena, who marries

Pedro Gertrudis – eldest daughter, becomes a general in the

revolutionary army Dr. John Brown – falls in love with Tita, unrequited love Nacha – the ranch cook, Tita’s mentor Chencha – Tita’s companion in the kitchen Roberto & Esperanza – children of Pedro and Rosaura Alex – son of Dr. Brown, father of the narrator. Marries

Esperanza

Chapter OrganizationMonth by Month

January: Christmas Rolls February: Chabela Wedding Cake March: Quail in Rose Petal Sauce April: Turkey Mole with Almonds and Pumpkin Seeds May: Northern Style Chorizo June: A Recipe for Making Matches July: Ox Tail Soup August: Champandongo September: Chocolate and Three Kings Day Bread October: Cream Fritters November: Beans with Chile Tezcucana Style December: Chiles in Walnut Sauce