New York Times bestselling author Laura Esquivel brings readers a tantalizing sensory experience with her wildly inventive novel of a love spanning many lifetimes. It's the year 2200, and Azucena Martinez is a lonely astroanalyst living in Mexico City. She has finally repaid the karmic debts she accumulated during her previous fourteen thousand lives, and in recognition of her newfound purity of spirit, she will at last be permitted to meet her twin soul, Rodrigo Sanchez. But their perfect union is limited to just one night of bliss, as Rodrigo is framed for murder soon after and banished. As Azucena sets off in search for her lost love, she will trigger a chain of events that puts her in the midst of an intergalactic political uproar. Accompanied by stunning original illustrations from Spanish artist Miguelanxo Prado, the music of Puccini, and traditional Mexican danzon, The Law of Love is a feast for the senses and an unforgettable journey through time, space, and the human heart.

Author Biography

Originally published in 1990, Like Water for Chocolate (Como agua para chocolate) won Laura Esquivel international acclaim. The film based on the book, with a screenplay also written by Esquivel, swept the Ariel Awards of the Mexican Academy of Motion Pictures, winning eleven in all, and went on to become the largest-grossing foreign film ever released in the United States. In 1994, Like Water for Chocolate won the prestigious ABBY Award, which is given annually by the American Booksellers Association. The novel has been translated into thirty languages, and there are over three million copies in print worldwide. Esquivel lives in Mexico.