The book by Laura Esquivel is the Cinco Di Mayo offering of The Bibliophile's Devotional. Yes, the photo above is a promo for the movie, but it so captures the essence of the book and the food.
The Devotional sums up the novel this way -
"Words seem to literally smolder on the page of this Mexican author's exuberant first novel. A tribute to the senses, it combines magical realism, seething eroticism, and food to concoct a sensual feast."
Each chapter opens with an extravagant recipe: For turkey mole she writes: "Fifteen days before the turkey is to be killed, begin feeding it small walnuts."
A lush novel that reaches for all your senses and it has two of my favorites in the title.
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