The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake The heartwarming Richard and Judy Book Club favourite

Intriguing and poignantly written PA Life

"A book with such beautiful writing that sometimes I have to stop and taste a sentence a second time" -- Jodi Picoult Grazia "A wonderful metaphor for the child's sense of things that are never mentioned, and Bender writes with wit, warmth and insight" The Times "Quirky, engaging tale of a family endowed with unlikely gifts, the ties that bind people barely conceal the chasms that divide them" Guardian "The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake has at its heart an intriguing and poignant comment on the perils of childhood ... Bender brilliantly dovetails Rose's condition into a parable of the dangers of knowing too much about people, especially your family ... it is fresh and beautifully written" The Sunday Times "A beguiling, offbeat book that reads like a poem" Daily Telegraph