
Like Water for Chocolate
Laura Esquivel
Como agua para chocolate #1
Forbidden from marrying, Tita pours her love — and heartbreak — into food that enchants everyone who eats it.
Description
Terlahir sebagai putri bungsu keluarga La Garza, Tita harus mematuhi tradisi untuk tidak pernah menikah demi merawat orangtua. Namun, Tita justru jatuh cinta kepada Pedro. Mama Elena, ibunya, berang dan justru menikahkan Pedro dengan kakak Tita. Wanita itu bahkan memaksa Tita menyiapkan jamuan pesta pernikahan mereka. Maka, terciptalah roti pernikahan Chabella yang mencetuskan kehampaan di hati semua tamu yang menyantapnya hingga menangis tersedu-sedan. Namun, tanpa Tita sadari, pernikahan Pedro barulah awal dari rentetan tragedi lain dalam hidup Tita. Betulkah nasib sekejam itu kepadanya? Bestseller selama hampir 2 tahun di Meksiko, Amerika, dan diikuti di negara-negara lain, Like Water for Chocolate menyajikan pergulatan budaya Amerika Latin, feminisme, politik, dan revolusi yang dibingkai sebuah drama keluarga. Kisah yang membumi dengan sentuhan nuansa magis ini seakan menyadarkan pembaca bahwa dapur bukan sekadar tempat mengolah makanan, tetapi juga muara sebuah kehidupan. [Mizan, Qanita, Novel, Horor, Percintaan, Misteri, Dewasa, Indonesia]
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