Food and tragedy

When something bad or upsetting happens our appetite is often quick to disappear.  Food is frequently bound up with happy occasions and, when the inverse happens, the last thing we want to do is eat.

However, in Sarah Winman’s 2011 debut novel When God was a Rabbit, food and tragic or difficult events are often combined, creating what seems – initially at least – to be an unsettling effect. Continue reading “Food and tragedy”