The particular sadness of lemon cake - Aimee Bender
When lovely nine year old Rose eats her birthday cake she is astonished to find that she can taste the emotions of the maker...her mother. This discovery, although interesting puts Rose into a place she never really becomes comfortable with. Being able to feel her mother's sadness, her despair and loneliness is a heavy burden on a your girl. She can also taste the angst of potato growers, can intentify factories all of the country and taste the happiness of one particular chef at a favourite restaurant. Rose is an intuitive and gorgeous girl and the story of her life unfolds in a slightly sad and wistful way. Her relationship with her father, brother Joseph and his friend George are all interesting, honest and strangely warm, considering how un-ordinary they all are. Essentially this is a book of 'fantastic realism' along the lines of Like Water for Chocolate so you have to get with it and go with it to enjoy the story. It is tightly written and draws you in to Rose's world kindly. Someone said it was funny but I must have missed that bit .
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