Black cake : a novel / Charmaine Wilkerson.
"In present-day California, Eleanor Bennett's death leaves behind a puzzling inheritance for her two children, Byron and Benny: a traditional Caribbean black cake, made from a family recipe with a long history, and a voice recording. In her message, Eleanor shares a tumultuous story about a headstrong young swimmer who escapes her island home under suspicion of murder. The heartbreaking journey Eleanor unfolds, the secrets she still holds back, and the mystery of a long-lost child, challenge everything the siblings thought they knew about their family, and themselves. Can Byron and Benny reclaim their once-close relationship, piece together Eleanor's true history, and fulfill her final request to 'share the black cake when the time is right?' Will their mother's revelations bring them back together or leave them feeling more lost than ever? Charmaine Wilkerson's debut novel is a story of how the inheritance of betrayals, secrets, memories, and even names, can shape relationships and history. Deeply evocative and beautifully written, Black Cake is an extraordinary journey through the life of a family changed forever by the choices of its matriarch."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593358337
- ISBN: 0593358333
- ISBN: 059335835X
- ISBN: 9780593358351
- Physical Description: 385 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Ballantine Books, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, [2022]
- Copyright: ©2022
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Paging may vary.Includes a book club guide.
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- Subject:
- Caribbean Americans > Fiction.
Siblings > Fiction.
Mothers > Death > Fiction.
Family secrets > Fiction.
Families > Fiction.
Siblings.
Mothers.
California > Fiction. - Genre:
- Historical fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Novels.
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- 110 of 128 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 0 of 1 copy available at Caswell County Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Gunn Memorial Public Library | F WIL (Text) | 34621991196570 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 08/22/2026 |
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