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003			OCoLC
005			20220203100210.0
008			210528t20222022nyu e 000 1 eng
010			_a 2021026213
040			_aDLC _beng _erda _cDLC _dOCLCO _dOCLCF _dATNSH _dOJ4 _dFM0 _dOCO _dLJW _dOCLCO _dFSP _dTCH _dNFG
019			_a1275439985 _a1286847862 _a1292740680
020			_a9780593358337 _q(hardcover)
020			_a0593358333 _q(hardcover)
035			_a(OCoLC)1249629750 _z(OCoLC)1275439985 _z(OCoLC)1286847862 _z(OCoLC)1292740680
042			_apcc
092			_aWILKERSO _bCHARMAIN
049			_aNFGA
100	1		_aWilkerson, Charmaine, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aBlack cake : _ba novel / _cCharmaine Wilkerson.
250			_aFirst edition.
264		1	_aNew York : _bBallantine Books, _c[2022]
264		4	_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. _91029
650		0	_aMothers _xDeath _vFiction. _953050
650		0	_aFamilies _vFiction. _93570
650		0	_aFamily secrets _vFiction. _989597
650		0	_aCaribbean Americans _vFiction. _955110
655		7	_aDomestic fiction. _2lcgft _93574
655		7	_aNovels. _2lcgft _92408
994			_aC0 _bNFG
999			_c342426 _d342426