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missjlm3011
, March 29, 2013
I'll be honest,I was first attracted to this book by the cover, with its perfect piece of lemon cake. The name also, piqued my interest, and I just had to know why that lemon cake was so sad. I wasn't disappointed. I was pleasantly surprised as this book took on a magical tone, something I was not expecting. Rose discovers as a young girl that she has a psychic link to all the food she eats. From her mother's lemon cake and the overwhelming secrets it reveals, to the emptiness of factory made snacks, she is always looking for food that does not weigh her down emotionally. Rose tells her story against the backdrop of her childhood and her ongoing desire to connect more with her father and brother. From her initial discovery, to her early adulthood, we learn that this magical gift runs in her family and is more of a sad curse than a gift. This is a story of feeling alone in the world, of having a gift you can't share, of a having a family that you don't understand. I think being able to write a book that has this air of fantasy, while being so solidly set in the real world,with real people, is an amazing talent. This is a book that you will not soon forget.
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