I've just devoured Aimee BendersThe Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake. At a young age, the protagonist discovers that she can "taste" the cook's emotions in food, and promptly opts for a diet of processed, packaged food to avoid unpalatable secrets. As she grows older she begins to suspect that she's not the only member of her family with an unusual talent, and that there are some secrets that her taste buds can't discern. I'm now looking out for Aimee Benders previous books. Apparently she's written a short story about a librarian who has to have sex with every person who visits the library. Emotions in food, sex in the library - a wildly inventive writer!
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