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The Discovery of Chocolate is a comic, philosophical romance that spans five hundred years of love and chocolate. Twenty‑year‑old Diego de Godoy departs from Spain with the conquistadors to Aztec Mexico. Rather than bringing back gold, he returns home with chocolate and the realization that both he and his greyhound, Pedro, have inadvertently drunk the elixir of life. Condemned to wander through time, they encounter misfortunes in life and love but remain hopeful, seeking meaning in their extraordinary journey.
First publish date: 2001
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: James Runcie
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