Random House UK THE PARTICULAR SADNESS OF LEMON CAKE - BENDER, A.

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Publikace: THE PARTICULAR SADNESS OF LEMON CAKE - BENDER, A.. The unforgettable bestselling story of a girl whose magical gift becomes a devastating curse. On the eve of her ninth birthday, Rose Edelstein bites into her mother's homemade lemon-chocolate cake and discovers she has a magical gift: she can taste her mother's emotions in the slice. All at once her cheerful, can-do mother tastes of despair and desperation. Suddenly, and for the rest of her life, food becomes perilous. Anything can be revealed at any meal. Rose's gift forces her to confront the truth behind her family's emotions - her mother's sadness, her father's detachment and her brother's clash with the world. But as Rose grows up, she learns that there are some secrets even her taste buds cannot discern. The "Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake" is about the pain of loving those whom you know too much about, and the secrets that exist within every family. At once profound, funny, wise and sad, this is a novel to savour. Show More Show Less Publikace: THE PARTICULAR SADNESS OF LEMON CAKE - BENDER, A.. Wie schmeckt Traurigkeit? Wie Schuldgefühle? Und wie die erste große Liebe? Ein zauberhafter Roman über ein junges Mädchen - und ihre Gabe, die Gefühle der anderen zu schmecken. 'A book with such beautiful writing that sometimes I have to stop and taste a sentence a second time' Jodi Picoult Grazia