The Vegetarian 

The Vegetarian

Author: Han Kang

The Vegetarian is a South Korean three-part drama novella written by Han Kang and first published in 2007. Based on Kang’s 1997 short story “The Fruit of My Woman”, The Vegetarian is set in modern-day Seoul and tells the story of Yeong-hye, a home-maker, whose decision to stop eating meat after a bloody, nightmarish dream about human cruelty leads to devastating consequences in her personal and familial life. Before the nightmares began, Yeong-hye and her husband lived an ordinary, controlled life. But the dreams torture her, driving Yeong-hye to purge her mind and renounce eating meat altogether. It’s a small act of independence, but it interrupts her marriage and sets into motion an increasingly grotesque chain of events at home. As her husband, her brother-in-law and sister each fight to reassert their control, Yeong-hye obsessively defends the choice that’s become sacred to her.

The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake 

Author: Aimee Bender

On the eve of her ninth birthday, unassuming Rose Edelstein bites into her mother’s homemade lemon-chocolate cake and discovers she has a magical gift: she can taste her mother’s emotions in the slice. To her horror, she finds that her cheerful mother tastes of despair.

Soon, she is privy to the secret knowledge that most families keep hidden… But there are some family secrets that even her cursed taste buds can’t discern.

Pomegranate Soup

Author: Marsha Mehran

Things change in the little Irish town of
Ballinacroagh, when the beautiful Aminpour sisters Marjan, Bahar and Layla – arrive, determined to share the magic of their kitchen with the friendly locals. Opening Babylon Cafe, right in the heart
of town, they begin serving up traditional Persian dishes and soon the townsfolk is lured to the new premises by the tantalizing aromas of their kitchen. But not everyone welcomes the three women with
open arms, especially the women of Ballinacroagh.