Swift as Desire
Laura Esquivel'sSwift as Desire, an enchanting and sensuous  romance, reflects upon an undying love and the will to overcome an unspeakable  tragedy. As in her bestselling novelLike Water for Chocolate,Swift as Desireis rich with metaphor, coated with magic, and very much  about the power of desire. Júbilo, a telegraph operator blessed (or cursed) with  the ability to hear what people feel, radiates joy from his birth. He spends his  life mediating for others and salvaging their relationships, until disaster  strikes his own life and causes him to question, even loathe, his supernatural  gift.He who knew that no matter how quiet the air was, there were always  hearts beating, planets spinning in the heavens, bodies breathing, plants  growing; and all producing sounds, but he hadn't heard anything! He hadn't heard  anything!Writing the novel as a tribute to her father (himself, a telegraph operator),  Esquivel integrates her belief in the power of words.Swift as Desireis  an engaging and enjoyable story that anyone with the slightest interest in a  sensually romantic novel will find quite desirable, indeed.--Yvonne  Schindler--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.