1996, ISBN: 9780091834135

Crown Publishers. Very Good. 0x0x0. 0091834139 Stated First American edition. VG in VG dust jacket. Clean, tight and unmarked. Editorial Reviews From Publishers Weekly This followup to … Meer...

Crown Publishers. Very Good. 0x0x0. 0091834139 Stated First American edition. VG in VG dust jacket. Clean, tight and unmarked. Editorial Reviews From Publishers Weekly This followup to Esquivel's bestselling Like Water for Chocolate is propelled by the same jolly, reckless storytelling energy that has won the Mexican author so many fans, but skimpy character development and a breathlessly byzantine plot keep bringing the novel up short. Composed in a tantalizing style of New Age-sci-fi-magical realism, the tale is set in the year 2200, when astroanalyst Azucena Martinez, who lives in Mexico City, has been permitted at last to meet her twin soul, Rodrigo Sanchez, the man with whom she is to experience the ecstasy of perfect romantic union. And not a moment too soon; not only is Azucena terribly lonely, but she has finally paid off all the karmic debts accumulated in her 14,000 past lives. Alas for her, Rodrigo is not as karmically pure, and the day after their night of bliss, he is framed for murder and deported to the penal planet of Korma. As it turns out, this is all part of a divine plan: Azucena's quest to be reunited with her lover sets in motion a chain of events that will lead to the restoration of the law of Love on planet Earth. Esquivel punctuates her narrative with full-color "graphic novel" segments (by Spanish artist Miguelanxo Prado). The book also includes an 11-track CD of Puccini arias that figure in the plot and some remarkable Mexican "danzones," billed in the text as "Intervals for Dancing." In Azucena, Esquivel has created a delightfully feisty, unpretentious character; it is the reader's loss that neither she nor Rodrigo are ever fully developed, and that their love story is repeatedly upstaged by a fantastical setting and long-winded metaphysical discourse. First serial to L.A. Times Magazine. Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc., Crown Publishers, 3<

1996, ISBN: 9780091834135

Crown Publishers. Very Good. 0091834139 Stated First American edition. VG in VG dust jacket. Clean, tight and unmarked. Editorial Reviews From Publishers Weekly This followup to Esquive… Meer...

Crown Publishers. Very Good. 0091834139 Stated First American edition. VG in VG dust jacket. Clean, tight and unmarked. Editorial Reviews From Publishers Weekly This followup to Esquivel's bestselling Like Water for Chocolate is propelled by the same jolly, reckless storytelling energy that has won the Mexican author so many fans, but skimpy character development and a breathlessly byzantine plot keep bringing the novel up short. Composed in a tantalizing style of New Age-sci-fi-magical realism, the tale is set in the year 2200, when astroanalyst Azucena Martinez, who lives in Mexico City, has been permitted at last to meet her twin soul, Rodrigo Sanchez, the man with whom she is to experience the ecstasy of perfect romantic union. And not a moment too soon; not only is Azucena terribly lonely, but she has finally paid off all the karmic debts accumulated in her 14,000 past lives. Alas for her, Rodrigo is not as karmically pure, and the day after their night of bliss, he is framed for murder and deported to the penal planet of Korma. As it turns out, this is all part of a divine plan: Azucena's quest to be reunited with her lover sets in motion a chain of events that will lead to the restoration of the law of Love on planet Earth. Esquivel punctuates her narrative with full-color "graphic novel" segments (by Spanish artist Miguelanxo Prado). The book also includes an 11-track CD of Puccini arias that figure in the plot and some remarkable Mexican "danzones," billed in the text as "Intervals for Dancing." In Azucena, Esquivel has created a delightfully feisty, unpretentious character; it is the reader's loss that neither she nor Rodrigo are ever fully developed, and that their love story is repeatedly upstaged by a fantastical setting and long-winded metaphysical discourse. First serial to L.A. Times Magazine. Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc., Crown Publishers, 3<

1996, ISBN: 9780091834135

Crown Publishers. Very Good. 0091834139 Stated First American edition. VG in VG dust jacket. Clean, tight and unmarked. Editorial Reviews From Publishers Weekly This followup to Esquive… Meer...

Crown Publishers. Very Good. 0091834139 Stated First American edition. VG in VG dust jacket. Clean, tight and unmarked. Editorial Reviews From Publishers Weekly This followup to Esquivel's bestselling Like Water for Chocolate is propelled by the same jolly, reckless storytelling energy that has won the Mexican author so many fans, but skimpy character development and a breathlessly byzantine plot keep bringing the novel up short. Composed in a tantalizing style of New Age-sci-fi-magical realism, the tale is set in the year 2200, when astroanalyst Azucena Martinez, who lives in Mexico City, has been permitted at last to meet her twin soul, Rodrigo Sanchez, the man with whom she is to experience the ecstasy of perfect romantic union. And not a moment too soon; not only is Azucena terribly lonely, but she has finally paid off all the karmic debts accumulated in her 14,000 past lives. Alas for her, Rodrigo is not as karmically pure, and the day after their night of bliss, he is framed for murder and deported to the penal planet of Korma. As it turns out, this is all part of a divine plan: Azucena's quest to be reunited with her lover sets in motion a chain of events that will lead to the restoration of the law of Love on planet Earth. Esquivel punctuates her narrative with full-color "graphic novel" segments (by Spanish artist Miguelanxo Prado). The book also includes an 11-track CD of Puccini arias that figure in the plot and some remarkable Mexican "danzones," billed in the text as "Intervals for Dancing." In Azucena, Esquivel has created a delightfully feisty, unpretentious character; it is the reader's loss that neither she nor Rodrigo are ever fully developed, and that their love story is repeatedly upstaged by a fantastical setting and long-winded metaphysical discourse. First serial to L.A. Times Magazine. Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc., Crown Publishers, 3<

1996, ISBN: 9780091834135

Random House, Australia, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Hardcover. 266 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Random House, Australia, 1996. First Edition. This is the first… Meer...

Random House, Australia, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Hardcover. 266 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Random House, Australia, 1996. First Edition. This is the first Australian edition. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in fine condition and comes in near fine dust jacket. Dust jacket has minor bumping to edges. Small remainder mark. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: This novel spans the period from the fall of Montezuma to the 23rd century and tells the story of Azucena, a psychotherapist in the Mexico City of the future. With the help of her guardian angel, she helps her patients get in touch with their past lives, and when she herself is reincarnated, she meets Rodrigo, her soulmate. After one night of passion, they are separated, and Azucena must search for Rodrigo to restore harmony not only to her own soul, but to the world. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Romance & Women's Fiction; ISBN: 0091834139. ISBN/EAN: 9780091834135. Inventory No: 11020445.. 9780091834135, Random House, 1996, 4.5<