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. 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. In her message, Eleanor shares a tumultuous story about a headstrong young swimmer who escapes her island home under suspicion of murder. A graduate of Barnard College and Stanford University, she is a former.
AMA I’ve just published my first novel, BLACK CAKE, a New York Times bestselling, family drama. Charmaine Wilkerson is an American writer who has lived in Jamaica and is based in Italy. Rooted in memories of her family, Charmaine Wilkersons debut novel explores an island of mysteries and. 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. Author Charmaine Wilkerson joins TODAY's Hoda and Jenna from her writing room in Rome along with members of the Read with Jenna book club. I’m Charmaine Wilkerson, author of the novel BLACK CAKE, and I’m here to answer your questions. Charmaine Wilkersons Black Cake is a slice of love. "In this moving debut novel, two estranged siblings must set aside their differences to deal with their mother's death and her hidden past-a journey of discovery that takes them from the Caribbean to London to California and ends with her famous black cake.
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