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Swift as Desire (in Spanish Tan veloz como el deseo) is a 2001 novel by the Mexican novelist Laura Esquivel.
Jan 1, 2001 · An enchanting, bittersweet story, touched with graphic earthiness and wit; Esquivel shows us how keeping secrets will always lead to unhappiness, and how communication is the key to love. Instead of entering the world crying like other babies, Júbilo was born with a smile on his face.
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Swift as Desire is Laura Esquivel’s loving tribute to her father, who worked his own lifelong magic as a telegraph operator. In this enchanting, bittersweet story, touched with graphic earthiness and wit, she shows us how keeping secrets will always lead to unhappiness, and how communication is the key to love.
- Paperback
Sep 11, 2001 · Swift as Desire is Laura Esquivel’s loving tribute to her father, who worked his own lifelong magic as a telegraph operator. In this enchanting, bittersweet story, touched with graphic earthiness and wit, she shows us how keeping secrets will always lead to unhappiness, and how communication is the key to love.
- Laura Esquivel
She believes money is necessary to insure happiness, while for Júbilo, who is poor, love and desire are more important than possessions. But their passion for each other enables them to build a...
- Laura Esquivel
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2002
- 1400033268, 9781400033263
- Swift as Desire: A Novel
Aug 27, 2002 · She believes money is necessary to insure happiness, while for Júbilo, who is poor, love and desire are more important than possessions. But their passion for each other enables them to build a happy life together -- until their idyll is shattered by a terrible event that drives them bitterly apart.
Swift As Desire. Select a format: Paperback Ebook Audio Download. Retailers: Amazon Blackwells Bookshop.org Foyles Hive Waterstones WHSmith. Summary. Don Jubilo entered the world smiling rather than crying like other babies, and his life mission is to bring happiness to everyone's lives.
