22. Like Water for Chocolate and mouth-watering fiction books about food, cooking, and romance

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today Chelsey and Sara are kicking off Women in Translation Month by discussing</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Like Water for Chocolate</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">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. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Our discussion includes:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Esquivel’s stunning use of food as a conduit for emotion, passion, and tension [11:10]</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Celebrating passion and different types of love [15:30]</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Rooting for Tita! [19:03]</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Structure and expanding the coming of age category [23:54]</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Plus, as always, we’re recommending six contemporary books to pair with our classic,  including a novel in verse and another classic in translation.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We avoided spoilers in this episode, so feel free to listen before or after reading in order to enhance your reading experience. </span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></em></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></em></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></em></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></em></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></em></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></em></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></em></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></em></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></em></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></em></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">S