2. Like Water For Chocolate • Laura Esquival
Set in turn-of-the-century Mexico, Like Water for Chocolate, one of our favorite Latin America books, is a timeless story while the traditions are something we can all identify with.
3. The Hummingbird’s Daughter • Luis Alberto Urrea
The Hummingbird’s Daughter is sort of a historical, supernatural novel set in Mexico and ending with the characters fleeing to North America.
4. How I Became a Nun • César Aira
The most fascinating part of this Latin American novel is that it’s narrated by a six-year old character, who the outside world sees as a boy, but considers herself a girl. We love the boundary pushing here!
5. Maya’s Notebook • Isabel Allende
Maya’s Notebook is a departure from her usual magic realism genre. Allende writes about family drama, criminal acts and addiction with a haunting truth you have to read to believe.
