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Luscious Lemon
She's finally seeing the fruits of her labors. Chef Ellie "Lemon" Manelli's hip East Village bistro is suddenly all the rage; Lemon and her staff of wildly talented friends plucked from New York City's finest eateries can barely keep pace. Good thing she has her loyal, doting, bankrolling Georgia peach of a boyfriend, Eddie, to lean on -- not to mention a gaggle of loving...more
Paperback, 320 pages
Published
October 5th 2004
by Gallery Books
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During the summer months, when the sun is out, I go on a quest to read as many books that I can. On a recent trip to the local library, I went in search of a quick read "chicklit" book that stretched beyond a main character's obsessive desire to find a "perfect mate" (that sweeps her off her feet). So, in going through the paperback stacks, I stumbled across this book. (I think it was the sun outside and the yellow book cover!). When I read the description, I admit my interest was peaked. I love...more
Tidak terlalu suka pada karakter Lemon maupun Eddie tapi suka cerita miscarriage dan bagaimana ibu Eddie berhasil membuat Lemon lebih bisa menerima kejadian yang dia alami. Ya, kurasa hanya orang yang pernah mengalami yang bisa merasakan dan berempati. Bukan hanya kehilangan anak (ya, tetap akan kusebut anak walaupun orang mengatakan yang hilang masih disebut fetus) tapi juga harapan. Bagaimana bisa beberapa hari sebelumnya bayi dikatakan sehat dengan denyut jantung yang terlihat jelas lalu kemu...more
I gave it a chance. Read 30 pages. Was totally not into it. (Don't enjoy reading about pretentious foods.) Gave up.
For a chicklit novel that kind of didn’t go anywhere, I really liked this book! I liked the main character, her family and the Boy a lot. It was mainly about Lemon who owns a restaurant with her mixmatched group of friends, who gets pregnant and has a miscarriage and her outcome with it. Yes, lots of books talk about miscarriage, but this book described it way different then most others do, which is quickly and brushed under the rug. This book went into a lot more detail. The only bad thing abou...more
A quirky restaurateur finds herself accidentally pregnant and can't get a grip on how her life spins out of control. It was ok, but the best part was getting thrown into the world of a creative chef. I did like the strange family dynamics, lots of great side characters.
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A great book about the journey you find yourself on after a pregnancy loss...you'll never know why it happened but you'll feel the love of others who can relate and Luscious Lemon did that for me.
Certainly not a book I'd recommend to anyway pregnant or trying to get pregnant. It's not the happy, lighthearted book I expected.
A fun read that swings from serious to light hearted. Isn't that how real life is? Would recommend for a summer read
I read this based on a recommendation, because I've been slowly healing from a miscarriage. The main character in the story has a similar experience to mine, except that she got to hear her baby's heartbeat and started bleeding later as a warning sign. I had no warning signs, just a quiet, humiliating doctor trip where a heartbeat was not to be found. Miscarriages are rarely mentioned in fiction, so I appreciated it here, though I thought the characters weren't necessarily fleshed out as well as...more
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Great title and a description that made it sound as though owning a restaurant and dealing with lifes curves could be fun and interesting. However, after reading this book, I'd retitle it to Bitter Lemon. Lemon is the main character--a tough, has it all cook whose restaurant is a success. Her boyfriend is a dream and her grandmother and aunts are lovable and feisty. Too bad Lemon has the personality of a sour crusty puddle of lemon curd. Lemon finds fault in everything and everyone, she's so bit...more
This is one great book. It was so powerful it made me cry.
Apr 30, 2008
Keri
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
anyone who has had a miscarriage or wants to understand the feelings associated with losing a baby
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I got this book as a birthday present, probably because the main character is a chef. The first few chapters were promising and I loved the restaurant stuff, but then it became a pretty humdrum book about an unplanned pregnancy.
From the author's note in the back, it's pretty clear that this book is based on her own experiences. I think Swain tried to be impartial about the main character/herself but ended up going too far - Ellie was rude and cranky almost the entire book and pretty much a jerk...more
From the author's note in the back, it's pretty clear that this book is based on her own experiences. I think Swain tried to be impartial about the main character/herself but ended up going too far - Ellie was rude and cranky almost the entire book and pretty much a jerk...more
It is amazing how accurately the author describes the feeling of loss. I really like this book.
Nevermind...I'm done.
Jun 20, 2009
Cassie
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
fans of chick-lit
Recommended to Cassie by:
my mother in law.
Shelves:
my-library,
need-to-buy
I fell in love with Lemon. Although parts of the plot were really annoying (who opens a successful restaurant and then closes it? what's with the elusive bad friendship thing that we refer to 1500 times throughout the story?), I loved the characters and most of the story line. Lemon's honey was such a good character, and Lemon was even better. This book introduced me to Heather Swain, and I'm going to look into more of her books.
Not really what I signed up for. A bit heavy for a chick book. I liked all the food talk, however.
Jul 16, 2012
VWrulesChick
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Shelves:
chick-lit,
fiction,
reads-american,
bookclub-vbcb,
books-read-in-2012,
favorites,
paperback,
contemporary
Not knowing what this story was fully about, thinking it was love story and food/cooking story, I was surprised how it got a heavy with Lemon and her situation. Lemon struggles to what she has been working towards in the past decade, will her current situation be uprooted and turned upside down, or will she be able to adjust. Will her and Eddie make it? Will her restaurant survive the chaos?
Jan 26, 2008
Kirsten
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
anyone who has had a miscarriage
Recommended to Kirsten by:
The Nesties - I love you guys!
This is an amazing book. It was so helpful and therapeutic to read about someone else who has been through the same thing I have ... to hear someone else talk about the same exact feelings I experienced ... it was very powerful for me. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who has been through the pain of miscarriage (but have the tissues nearby, I bawled the whole way through).
Lemon is not the easiest character to like or understand and Luscious Lemon is far more serious than the chick lit perky yellow cover indicates. It was a bonus for me that Lemon was a chef because I always enjoy books where food is featured. Overall a good book on a topic that I don't think is covered much in contemporary women's fiction.
Jan 22, 2008
Christina
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
women who have experienced a miscarriage
Shelves:
2008
Having experienced a miscarriage, this book hit close to home. I don't think anyone who has experienced such a loss would enjoy or appreciate this book, but it's a good read as well as therapeutic.
It was a fast one for me too, which typically indicates how well I'm liking a book.
It was a fast one for me too, which typically indicates how well I'm liking a book.
Not a very good book.... surprise. But exceptionally honest/real in its depiction of pregnancy loss.
I just wasnt really feeling the subject matter of this book and it was slightly depressing.
A story of a woman surviving a miscarriage, I found myself understanding more about my own.
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Heather Swain lives in a crooked house in Brooklyn, New York with her husband, two children, and a barkless dog. She is the author of novels for adults and young adults, craft books, and numerous short stories, personal essays, and non-fiction articles.
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