Between two fires
Subtitle: intimate writings on life, love, food & flavor
By: Laura Esquivel ; translated by Stephen Lytle and Jordi Castells
Contributors: Lytle, Stephen A., translator
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 186
ISBN-13: 9781503951549
Subjects: Food; Folklore; Anecdotes; Mexican Authors; Religious aspects; Mexican Cooking
Other titles: Between 2 fires
Work titles: Intimas suculencias
Description: From the author of Like Water for Chocolate comes a richly layered collection of stories, essays, and recipes that delves into affairs of the heart, the spirit, and, of course, the stomach. In this book of musings and memories, novelist Laura Esquivel reflects on the powerful relationships that shape us and the central role of food in them all. With imagination, intimacy, and wry humor, she offers up a banquet of vivid writings and mouthwatering recipes. Between these pages you'll discover warm kitchens; rich, fragrant moles; and loved ones sharing the essential joy of cooking. The women who taught Esquivel to cook approached food with a spiritual reverence--they were, in essence, priestesses and alchemists. Under their guidance, Esquivel learned that there is magic in food and in those who prepare it.
Notes: Originally published in Spanish, Ollero & Ramos, Editores, Madrid, 1998.

"Part I translated from Stephen Lytle and previously published in English in 2000. Part II translated by Jordi Castells and first published in English in 2015"--Title page verso.

A collection of stories, essays, and recipes.