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Wilkerson, Charmaine.
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Siblings -- Fiction.
Mothers -- Death -- Fiction.
Inheritance and succession -- Fiction.
Cake -- Fiction.
Cooking, Caribbean -- Fiction.
Families, Black -- Fiction.
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Caribbean Area -- Fiction.
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Wilkerson, Charmaine.
Siblings -- Fiction.
Mothers -- Death -- Fiction.
Inheritance and succession -- Fiction.
Cake -- Fiction.
Cooking, Caribbean -- Fiction.
Families, Black -- Fiction.
Families -- Fiction.
Caribbean Area -- Fiction.
California -- Fiction.
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Black
cake
: a
novel
/ Charmaine Wilkerson.
by
Wilkerson, Charmaine.
Ballantine Books, 2022.
Call #:
FICTION WIL
Subjects
Siblings -- Fiction.
Mothers -- Death -- Fiction.
Inheritance and succession -- Fiction.
Cake
-- Fiction.
Cooking, Caribbean -- Fiction.
Families,
Black
-- Fiction.
Families -- Fiction.
Caribbean Area -- Fiction.
California -- Fiction.
ISBN:
9780593358337 (hc)
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
385 p. ; 25 cm.
Notes:
"Read with Jenna"--Jacket.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:
"We can't choose what we inherit. But can we choose who we become? 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 tale 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 lineage, 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.'"--Publisher.
Genre:
Domestic fiction.
Black
fiction.
Literary fiction.
First
novel
.
Holds:
17
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