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Care Santos

    April 8, 1970

    Care Santos delves into the dualities of human existence, contrasting the mundane self with the ambitious artist. Her writing frequently serves as a reflection of internal conflicts, where passivity confronts the drive for self-expression. Through her work, she explores the complexities of identity and the perpetual tension between conformity and rebellion. Her literary voice is marked by introspective depth and an honest examination of the human psyche.

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    Desire for Chocolate
    • 2015

      Desire for Chocolate

      • 340 pages
      • 12 hours of reading
      3.4(69)Add rating

      Three women, three centuries and the same bone-china chocolate pot: Sara, the scion of a dynasty of chocolatiers from Barcelona, who prides herself on maintaining the family tradition; Aurora, the daughter of a nineteenth-century maidservant, for whom chocolate is a forbidden luxury; Mariana, the wife of the most famous seventeenth-century chocolate manufacturer, an official purveyor to the French court and the inventor of a revolutionary chocolate mill. Through her passion for chocolate, Care Santos takes us on a spellbinding journey through its evolution, from the cocoa bean's first arrival in Europe to the many sophisticated products derived from it today, and shows us how we can understand the great shifts in history through the study of small things. Luscious and addictive, this novel will delight the reader's senses from start to finish.

      Desire for Chocolate