by Aimee Bender · Windmill Books · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780099538264
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«The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake» is Aimee Bender's magical realism novel, published by Windmill Books in paperback (336 pages, in English).
Rose Edelstein discovers when tasting her mother's lemon cake that she can taste the emotions of the cook. That gift turns every meal into a revelation and confronts her with her family's secrets: her mother's sadness, her father's distance, and her brother's rebellion. A story about the weight of knowing too much about those we love.
Winner of the ALA Alex Award in 2011 and nominated for the Goodreads Choice Award in the fiction category in 2010.
For book clubs and readers of contemporary fiction looking for a story about family and emotions with a touch of magical realism.
Aimee Bender is an American novelist and short story writer, known for her surreal stories and characters. She is a 2011 recipient of the Alex Awards.
