You can't say that My black past, second part of LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATEBe it a hasty novel, the fruit of the success of the previous novel. Almost 20 years separate both narrative proposals. A continuation macerated over the years, a reinterpretation of the deepest vital drives from the calm of the author's maturity Laura Esquivel.
In fact, this novel opens up much more. It continues to have a claiming point for women, but at the same time it also wins in social criticism, in that outrageous individualism that only advocates image, appearances, a world empty of plastic smiles.
What is clear is that the common note between these two stories is love. In a world towards moral and emotional drift, only love can be the lifeline, however fleeting it may be, however ephemeral it may be. Love that something will remain. If you don't want to become one of those shadows that roam this world, your only hope is to be able to love. Give yourself to the cause, as it happens in this novel.
Synopsis: My black past continuation of Like water for Chocolate, it is a defense of feminine independence, and the best recipe against the evils of our days: uprooting, obesity and empty consumerism. María, addicted to food, suffers the unjust end of her marriage, in the middle of an avalanche of racist and sexist reproaches.
Undone, she receives Tita's diary from Lucia, her long-absent grandmother. As you enter it, you will discover unsuspected family secrets, the ability of the human spirit to fly high thanks to the alchemy that transforms natural ingredients into food and a sense of belonging never experienced. The voice of María, from the same warrior lineage as the De la Garza women, will continue to weave the family saga.
The protagonist must overcome the filial potholes, while gaining confidence in herself. This process will lead her to create an unbreakable connection with Tita and all her ancestors, thus achieving a reconciliation of body and mind. A rebirth to life.
But the real dilemma will be when Maria experiences again the deepest of feelings: love. My black past It is a novel that will not leave anyone indifferent, the epic of several generations of free and passionate women who teach us to overcome adversity.
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