The discovery of chocolate
By: James Runcie.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 264
Subjects: Spaniards -- Foreign countries -- Fiction; Spaniards -- Mexico -- Fiction; Indian women -- Fiction; Chocolate -- Fiction; Mexico -- History -- Conquest, 1519-1540 -- Fiction
Genres: Fiction.
Description: "A young Spaniard sets off for South America in 1518 with Cortes and the Conquistadors, propelled by his love's declaration that she will not marry until he returns with a special treasure, a symbol of their love that no man or woman has ever before received. But during his travels he falls in love with Ignacia, a native woman who introduces him to the secrets of the most delicious drink he has ever tasted, chocolate."--Jacket.