![]() ![]() Out in the background as Nenita struggles to satisfy herself in herĮach of these stories begins sweetly only to be edged withīitterness by the end of the novel. Love, such as a jaded wife who sprinkles her desserts with chili, play Need for acceptance and love pervades the lives of those who live on Perhaps because food is not the only thing that they crave. Each meal is greeted with aĭesperate longing to end the "esophagus lengthening" hunger,īut there are few times when the characters leave the table satisfied, Them, and so food takes on a level of importance that might be Nenita, her family, and her neighbors see starvation all around Synesthetic metaphors, and we are encouraged to understand relationshipsīetween people like the blending of ingredients in a recipe. Sounds, and smells are translated into taste in a narrative ripe with Senses, imparting a rich idea of place, characters, and culture. The reader into the world of her young protagonist, Nenita, through the In her inventive novel Banana Heart Summer, Merlinda Bobis draws ![]()
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