![]() ![]() Through this story, author Yvonne Buchanan explores themes of grief and loss, resilience, identity and family. Charmaine Wilkersons 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. Black Cake is a children's book about an African American girl named Lola, who struggles to cope with the death of her father. The black cake is a rum-soaked fruit cake made from a beloved family recipe. 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.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 black cake, made from a family recipe with a long history, and a voice recording. ![]()
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