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001 1249629750
003 OCoLC
005 20220414161554.0
008 210528s2022 nyu e 000 f eng
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020 _a9780593358337
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_qhardcover
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_qelectronic book
035 _a(OCoLC)1249629750
040 _cAJM
042 _apcc
100 1 _aWilkerson, Charmaine,
_eauthor
_910457
245 1 0 _aBlack cake :
_ba novel /
_cCharmaine Wilkerson
250 _aFirst edition
264 1 _aNew York :
_bBallantine Books,
_c[2022]
300 _a385 pages ;
_c25 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
520 _a"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. 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. In her message, Eleanor shares a tumultuous story about a headstrong 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 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. 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"--
_cProvided by publisher
650 0 _aBrothers and sisters
_vFiction
_95975
650 0 _aMothers
_xDeath
_vFiction
_910458
650 0 _aFamilies
_vFiction
_95980
650 0 _aFamily secrets
_vFiction
_9657
650 0 _aCaribbean Americans
_vFiction
_910459
650 7 _aFICTION / African American & Black / Historical.
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_910460
650 7 _aFICTION / Sagas.
_2bisacsh
_98822
650 7 _aFICTION / Family Life / General.
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650 7 _aBrothers and sisters.
_2fast
_0(OCoLC)fst00839671
650 7 _aFamilies.
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_0(OCoLC)fst01728849
650 7 _aMothers
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655 0 _aDomestic fiction
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655 7 _aFiction.
_2fast
_0(OCoLC)fst01423787
_948
655 7 _aNovels.
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655 7 _aDomestic fiction.
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_961
655 7 _aNovels.
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776 0 8 _iOnline version:
_aWilkerson, Charmaine.
_tBlack cake
_dNew York : Ballantine Books, [2022]
_z9780593358344
_w(DLC) 2021026214
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_cBOOK
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