October's Book of the Month is THE PARTICULAR SADNESS OF LEMON CAKE by Aimee Bender, a New York Times bestseller and a recent Richard and Judy pick. Rose Edelstein lives in Los Angeles with her seemingly happy family. When she bites into a birthday cake on her ninth birthday, she suddenly tastes her mother's loneliness and unhappiness. After that, she can taste emotion in every morsel: anger in cookies made by a cross chef, distraction in her father's pudding, weariness in factory-processed butter. Worst of all, the blankness in her brother's toast. As Rose grows up, she finds her gift reveals all sorts of secrets she'd rather not confront, but that it cannot tell her everything...
Find out more about Lemon Cake on our book of the month page.
The lovely people at Random House have 50 copies to give away to Mumsnetters -just email your name and address to comps@randomhouse.co.uk and put Lemon Cake/Mumsnet in the subject box (THE BOOKS HAVE NOW ALL GONE)
Otherwise, you can get your paperback or Kindle version now.
We are thrilled that Aimee will be chatting to us about The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake and all her other books on Wednesday 2 November 9-10 pm. Look forward to seeing you there.
purpleturtletoise
Thu 29-Sep-11 20:56:26
I'm reading that at the moment for the local library book group Mumsnetters made me join I just signed up to. I am enjoying it. (Although I would like it better with speech marks)
smileitssunny
Thu 29-Sep-11 21:35:08
I just bought this! Will try to read it in time for 2nd Nov!
gailforce1
Thu 29-Sep-11 22:00:33
E mail sent and fingers crossed!
StewieGriffinsMom
Fri 30-Sep-11 10:35:23
Message withdrawn at poster's request.
All copies now gone so the giveaway is now officially closed. Good luck to all those who emailed - and hope you get your copies speedily this time!
I was reading more of it on the train yesterday whilst sitting in front a man scoffing his egg and bacon bap. Being his breakfast audience made me almost as nauseous as poor Rose.
SeaJay
Fri 30-Sep-11 12:06:13
Fantastic book and fantastic lady. She is a friend of my brother and our families had lunch together last Christmas in LA - great food, great chat, great company. I look forward to hearing your conversation!
SexyDomesticatedDab
Tue 04-Oct-11 15:47:10
Can't believe it - got this book too (got the What the Nanny Saw last time) - now if only I had the same success rate elsewhere.
gailforce1
Tue 04-Oct-11 20:49:09
Just got an e mail to say that I have a copy!! Thank you. Now all I need to do is finish A Thousand Autumns...
StewieGriffinsMom
Tue 04-Oct-11 20:50:58
Message withdrawn at poster's request.
Just received my my copy in the post and an it wait to start reading!
StewieGriffinsMom
Wed 05-Oct-11 11:51:23
Message withdrawn at poster's request.
Great that books have arrived, look forward to hearing what y'all think.
I received my copy this morning and am already enjoying it. Thank you lovely book people 
gailforce1
Thu 06-Oct-11 20:41:38
My copy was waiting for me when I got home from work, cheered me up after a crap day!
whereismywine
Wed 12-Oct-11 16:05:44
Have now read it. Will say nothing until next month, but look forward to the chat!
Squigglywiggly
Mon 17-Oct-11 14:09:42
I received a copy 
and look forward to the chat! Found it very readable.
Really interesting book, and well written. I'm not sure I actually liked it, but I made it to the end! I didn't seem to like any of the characters.
whereismywine
Wed 19-Oct-11 06:46:10
Katherine I'm totally with you. There were things I liked, but things I really didn't. Am itching to say more!
Squigglywiggly
Wed 19-Oct-11 07:56:49
I agree with you both as well. Despite how easy it was to read I felt a little disappointed that it didn't really go anywhere and that I empathised with any of the characters.
SexyDomesticatedDab
Wed 19-Oct-11 13:04:50
Read my free book too - most of it in the early hours of this morning.
purpleturtletoise
Wed 19-Oct-11 19:56:59
I think my opinion is broadly the same as that already expressed here. I haven't taken part in a Book-of-the-month chat before - is it bad form to start the discussion in advance? We discussed it at the library last week and I will forget what the clever ladies said -- by-- 2 weeks time and I really enjoyed the discussion.
I've not either. What's the form with Book of the Month threads TillyBookClub?
RiffRaffeta
Fri 21-Oct-11 21:18:21
I got it free - thank you, and I really enjoyed it. Very unusual.
Can I ask a question for Aimee or will that be a spoiler for anyone thats not read it yet?
