This is a novel about the formation and reformation of a family, and the many people, places, and events that can shape our inheritances without. Black Cake: A Novel Audible Audiobook Unabridged Charmaine Wilkerson (Author), & 3 more 15,442 ratings Editors' pick Best Literature & Fiction See all formats and editions Kindle 12.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0. 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. Mary Beth Keane, New York Times bestselling author of Ask Again, Yes Exquisite and expansive, Black Cake took ahold of me from the first page and didn’t let go. 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.Ĭan 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?Ĭharmaine Wilkerson’s debut novel is a story of how the inheritance of betrayals, secrets, memories, and even names, can shape relationships and history. In her message, Eleanor shares a tumultuous story about a headstrong young swimmer who escapes her island home under suspicion of murder. 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 Charmaine Wilkerson ’s debut novel, Black Cake (already in development as a Hulu original series), a plastic measuring cup and a traditional Caribbean desert symbolize the love of Eleanor.
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