The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake

The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender

Fantasy

Many chefs describe cooking as and emotional outlet.  But where do the emotions go?  Does it go into their cooking?  One fateful day while Rose Edelstein is consuming a slice of her mother’s chocolate lemon cake she comes across a revelation.  Her mother’s homemade dessert tastes of hunger and loneliness. Soon, eating becomes unbearable for Rose, every meal a struggle as she tries to ignore the growing suffering of her mother. As Rose realizes the increasing pain in her family she uncovers secrets that would otherwise be kept hidden under layers of sadness.

Aimee Bender tells the story so subtly, very much how her characters deal with their own struggles.