by Aimee Bender · POINTS · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782757838624
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«La singulière tristesse du gâteau au citron» is the fantasy novel by Aimee Bender, published by Points in paperback (336 pages, in French).
On her ninth birthday, Rose Edelstein discovers that when she eats her mother's lemon cake, she perceives the emotions with which it was baked. That gift turns every bite into an overwhelming experience and drives her to investigate her family's secrets, where others hide abilities as singular as they are hard to accept.
Original title: The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake. The work was originally published in 2010. Translated from English (USA) by Céline Leroy.
Recommended for book clubs and for readers of contemporary fiction and magical realism interested in family life.
Aimee Bender is an American novelist and short story writer, known for her surreal stories and characters. She is a 2011 recipient of the Alex Awards.
