A Novel in Monthly Installments with Recipes, Romances, and Home Remedies
by Laura Esquivel
Recommended by Kurt Busiek
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Historical Fiction, Romance, and Fantasy.
Earthy, magical, and utterly charming, this tale of family life in turnofthecentury Mexico became a bestselling phenomenon with its winning blend of poignant romance and bittersweet wit.The number one bestseller in Mexico and America for almost two years, and subsequently a bestseller around the world, Like Water For Chocolate is a romantic, po...
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Historical Fiction, Romance, and Fantasy.
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Consider An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole.
“This is a character-forward historical romance that layers clandestine missions over wartime urgency, anchored by a formerly enslaved protagonist with an eidetic memory. The pleasure comes from high-stakes setups, oppositions of loyalty, and scenes that trade between danger and growing intimacy. Limitations: genre conventions reappear (meet-cute → escalating tension → confession) and some readers will find long planning or logistical sequences interrupt the romantic propulsion. Best taken as an emotionally driven, plot-tinged love story rather than a strict history primer.”
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