Aimee Bender reads from her book The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake at Prairie Lights Bookstore in the UNESCO City of Literature, Iowa City, Iowa.
When Rose Edelstein’s mother makes her a lemon chocolate cake for her ninth birthday, she is excited to try it; after all, it’s one of her favorite desserts. But when she bites into it, she is filled with sensations she never expected – sadness, despair, depression. She quickly realizes that, somehow, she is experiencing her mother’s emotions through her baking.
To her horror, Rose finds out that this particular talent isn’t limited to her mother’s cooking – anything she eats, she can taste the feelings of the people who made it. Through this unasked-for curse – or is it a gift? – Rose begins to understand more about the secrets each member of her family holds.
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