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Title: Food, life, and Love
Review: This novel has an interesting flavor and perspective, being translated from the Mexicanbestseller. The blending of recipes at the beginning of each chapter, and the plotdevelopments relating to those recipes reflect the tight integration of cuisine into theshowcased family's life. Also captivating is Esquivel's seamless blending of realistic insight intoher protagonist's thoughts with segues into moments of outright fantasy at the high point ofthe novel. The novel is beautifully written with a wonderful atmosphere. The story ofunrequited love tugs a bit at your heartstrings, but didn't pull me over the top, maybe becauseI personally couldn't relate as much to the decisions made by the characters. The story workson many other levels besides the romance aspect, however, and should offer a goodsoft-hearted read.
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