Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake

I read some reviews here that said The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake was so-so but I loved it. This is a book tinged with bittersweet sadness but told with love and compassion for the characters. I don't want to give away too much of the details of this book but if you like [a:Alice Hoffman 3502 Alice Hoffman http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1269713710p2/3502.jpg] or [a:SARAH ALLEN ADDISON 4922077 SARAH ALLEN ADDISON http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto/nophoto-U-50x66.jpg] then you will probably enjoy this book as well.