THE PARTICULAR SADNESS OF LEMON CAKE, AIMEE BENDER

In this story, the main character Rose is able to taste the feelings of the chef in foods they made. Her brother apparently can disappear into furniture, and eventually does. Her father won't go into hospitals, because he has some knowledge of patients. So it is weird, and not on the level of Like Water for Chocolate, as one review said. But intriguing if loopy.