Swift as Desire

SWIFT AS DESIRE by Laura Esquivel

A magical, sensual new love story from the author of the International bestseller "Like Water for Chocolate".

A decade ago, Laura Esquivel's stunning debut novel, "Like Water for Chocolate", created a new genre of fiction: sensual and romantic, marrying a hunger for food and life. Inspired by Esquivel's family, it was a tribute to her mother.

In "Swift As Desire", Esquivel pays a loving tribute to her father who worked his own lifelong magic as a telegraph operator. It is an enchanting, bittersweet story, touched with Esquivel's graphic earthiness, wit and magical realism. The result is a deeply seductive and romantic novel in which Esquivel shows us how keeping secrets will always lead to unhappiness and how communication is the key to love.

Instead of entering the world crying, Don Jubilo was born with a smile on his face and mission in life to bring happiness to everyone's lives. He put his incredible gift for hearing what was in people's hearts to good use in his job as a humble telegraph operator.

But the telegraph is now obsolete in an age of computers and Don Jubilo lies mutely on his deathbed, estranged from his beloved wife, Lucha, who refuses to speak to him. What tragic event has come between two such sensuous, loving people, to cause their seemingly irreparable rift? Can their daughter, Lluvia, bring reconciliation by acting as an interpreter between them, just as Jubilo did for his mother and grandmother when he was a boy, before it is too late?

About the Author

Laura Esquivel is one of Mexico's most celebrated writers. She now divides her time between Mexico City and New York. Originally a screenwriter, she wrote the script for the award-winning film adaptation of her first book, "Like Water for Chocolate". Her second novel was "The Law of Love".


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