Like Water for Chocolate

The novel follows Tita de la Garza, the youngest daughter of the de la Garza family, who is forbidden to marry her beloved Pedro due to a family tradition.

Pedro marries Tita's sister Rosaura instead, but his love for Tita remains strong.

The story is told through twelve chapters, each representing a month of the year and including a Mexican recipe that correlates with the events in Tita's life.

The novel explores themes of love, longing, and the power of food, set against the backdrop of the Mexican Revolution.

Esquivel employs magical realism to combine the supernatural with the ordinary, creating a bittersweet tale of love and loss.