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\nBlack Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
\n"In this moving debut novel\, two estranged sib lings must set aside their differences to deal with their mother's death a nd her hidden past--a journey of discovery that takes them from the Caribb ean to London to California and ends with her famous black cake. In presen t-day California\, Eleanor Bennett's death leaves behind a puzzling inheri tance for her two children\, Byron and Benny: a traditional Caribbean blac k cake\, made from a family recipe with a long history\, and a voice recor ding. In her message\, Eleanor shares a tumultuous story about a headstron g 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 Benn y reclaim their once-close relationship\, piece together Eleanor's true hi story\, and fulfill her final request to 'share the black cake when the ti me 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 bea utifully written\, Black Cake is an extraordinary journey through the life of a family changed forever by the choices of its matriarch"-- Provided b y publisher.
\nA limited number of Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson are available at Regent Place Library\, otherwise reserve your copy here.
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