Calypso's dad has made her believe she doesn't need people and being independent, solitary and reading not interacting with others is good as it makes you strong. Only Calypso is the adult we soon learn as she lost her mum and she has forcibly taken over the care of herself and her dad as he works endlessly on his lemons he grows and writes a book about.
When Calypso is with Mae she is happy and joyous as she discovers her mum is lovely and including her into their family life like a fellow daughter.
Calypso lost her mum to cancer and loves to know her books are close by as they link them, so when she discovers them to be discarded by her dad, something becomes clear that there's a deeper issue and we fellow all of them as her father starts counselling for depression and Calypso begins attending meetings for other young carers alike her.
This was a moving and emotional book which shows how tough loss, depression and isolation can be for someone especially so young as Calypso was eleven in the book. The title and her dad's hobby was so random but the phase when life gives you lemons, ironically plays it's role eventually making the book more bittersweet that just bitter from the death of Calpyso's mum and all hope is not lost as her new friendship with Mae gives her everything she'd been shut away from. A unique and strange but great story.
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