The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake
Aimee Bender
A haunting story about a girl with a magical gift that reveals her family's hidden secrets. On the eve of her ninth birthday, Rose discovers she can taste her mother's emotions in the lemon-chocolate cake she baked, and the taste of despair and desperation reveal the curse of her gift. As Rose grows up, she learns to harness her powers and realizes there are secrets even her taste buds cannot detect. The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake is a heartbreaking yet funny and wise tale about the challenges of loving someone fully when you know too much about them.