Today Chelsey and Sara are kicking off Women in Translation Month by discussing Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel. This romantic, sensuous novel was so much fun to discuss, and our pairings include some of our absolute favorite books! We can’t wait to hear what you think of these pairings.

Our discussion includes:

Esquivel’s stunning use of food as a conduit for emotion, passion, and tension [11:10]
Celebrating passion and different types of love [15:30]
Rooting for Tita! [19:03]
Structure and expanding the coming of age category [23:54]