One character in this novel acquires his interest in medicine from his Native American grandmother, Morning Light.
One character in this novel acquires his interest in medicine from his Native American grandmother, Morning Light. Its main character channels her grief over her lover marrying by knitting a kilometer-long bedspread. Upon being asked why she does not speak, its protagonist uses a glow in the dark stick of phosphorous to write "Because I do not want to." In another scene, Gertrudis returns at the head of a regiment before the protagonist exorcises the ghost of her domineering mother Mama Elena. At the end of this novel, Esperanza becomes free to marry Alex, the son of Dr. John Brown, after the death of Rosaura. This novel is divided into twelve chapters named for the months of the year, and centers on the love between Pedro Muzquiz and its main character, who prepares a quail dish with a sauce made from roses, one of its many recipes. For 10 points, name this magical realist novel about Tita de la Garza that was written by Laura Esquivel.
One character in this novel acquires his interest in medicine from his Native American grandmother, Morning Light.
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