But can we choose who we become?Īuthor charmaine wilkersonAuthor Charmaine Wilkerson hails from New York, but has also lived in Jamaica. It's an examination of how the inheritance of betrayals, secrets, memories, and even names can shape history and relationships. and back to California.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 hearing their story resolve their own struggles with identity? Or will they end up feeling more lost than ever?īlack Cake is a story about an extraordinary journey through the life of a family changed forever as a result of the choices made by its matriarch. 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.Their journey of discovery takes them from the Caribbean to the United Kingdom. In her message, Eleanor shares a tumultuous story about a headstrong young swimmer who escapes her island home under suspicion of murder. and a voice recording the contents of which will change Byron and Benny's lives. When their mother, Eleanor, dies in California, they are left a puzzling inheritance: a traditional Caribbean black cake made from a family recipe with a long history. Now the estranged siblings must set aside their differences to deal with their mother's hidden past. 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.Byron and Benny haven't seen each other in years.
Their mother narrates a tumultuous story about a headstrong young woman who escapes her island home under suspicion of murder, a story which cuts right to the heart of the rift that's separated Byron and Benny. First, a voice recording in which everything Byron and Benny ever knew about their family is upended.
So when her estranged children - Byron and Benny - reunite for her funeral in California, they discover a puzzling inheritance. Eleanor Bennett won't let her own death get in the way of the truth. We don't really know what we're getting into. Juggling lives and crossing continents, Black Cake is the extraordinary story of how the inheritance of secrets, betrayal and memories can shape a family for generations. Everyone wants to discover what they're made of.
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