{"product_id":"malinche-9780743290357","title":"Malinche","description":"\u003cb\u003eBestselling author of \u003ci\u003eLike Water for Chocolate\u003c\/i\u003e Laura Esquivel returns with \u003ci\u003eMalinche, \u003c\/i\u003e an extraordinary retelling of the passionate and tragic love affair during the conquest of the Aztecs between the conquistador Cortez and his Indian interpreter Malinalli.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Malinalli, a member of the tribe conquered by the Aztec warriors, first meets the conquistador Hern?n Cort?s and becomes his interpreter, she--like many--believes him to be the reincarnated forefather god of her tribe. Naturally, she assumes she must welcome him, and help him destroy the Aztec empire and free her people. The two fall passionately in love, but Malinalli soon realizes that Cort?s's thirst for conquest is all too human, and that he is willing to destroy anyone, even his own men--and even their own love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLaura Esquivel was born in Mexico City in 1950. Her first novel, \u003ci\u003eLike Water for Chocolate, \u003c\/i\u003e has sold more than four and a half million copies around the world and remained on the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller list for more than a year. She currently lives in Mexico\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Atria Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50635385078034,"sku":"9780743290357","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9066672b-0a2c-4a14-8cc6-9323cd2580e1.jpg?v=1732842357","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/malinche-9780743290357","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}