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Black Cake

By: Charmaine Wilkerson
Narrated by: Lynnette Freeman, Simone McIntyre
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Brought to you by Penguin.

Crossing continents and juggling lives, Black Cake is a powerful story of love and loss, kinship and separation, heartache and hope, spanning 60 years in the life of one family.

Eleanor Bennett won't let her own death get in the way of the truth. So when her estranged children - Byron and Benny - reunite for her funeral in California, they discover a puzzling inheritance.

First, a voice recording in which everything Byron and Benny ever knew about their family is upended. Their mother narrates a tumultuous story about a headstrong young woman who escapes her island home under suspicion of murder, a story that cuts right to the heart of the rift that's separated Byron and Benny.

Second, a traditional Caribbean black cake made from a family recipe with a long history that Eleanor hopes will heal the wounds of the past.

Can Byron and Benny fulfil their mother's final request to 'share the black cake when the time is right'? Will Eleanor's revelations bring them back together or leave them feeling more lost than ever?

©2022 Charmaine Wilkerson (P)2022 Penguin Audio African American Caribbean Creators Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction World Literature Heartfelt Inspiring Thought-Provoking Caribbean

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Critic reviews

"I was instantly taken in by this multi-generational tale of identity, family, and the lifelong push and pull of home. This novel has a tremendous heart at its centre, and I felt its beat on every page. What an extraordinary debut." (Mary Beth Keane, author of Ask Again, Yes)
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I loved this book - the characters, the relationships , the story.. and it was brilliantly narrated. Highly recommended.

Great story .. beautifully read

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What a special book, superbly narrated and enjoyed every minute. Five star listen for me!

Just wow

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A world of characters circumventing the globe on the tide of capitalism. Showing how the whims of individuals and groups can impact long after the instigators have passed, and also the bravery that the human spirit can muster just to carry on

A book that slowly draws you into another world

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The story comes to life in ways that move you to tears and laughter. Once or twice I found the narrator's voice annoying but in the main she nails it. Brilliant story

I didn't want it to end

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I loved this has it reminds me of story’s I heard and still do while growing up

Historical emotions

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