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SUMMARY:Book Discussion: "Black Cake" by Charmaine Wilkerson
UID:196737
DTSTAMP:20260406T193600Z
DTSTART:20260630T203000Z
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LOCATION:2323 Elm Street\nSt Charles MO 63301
ROOM: Community Room A
DESCRIPTION:Please pick up a copy of the book at the hosting branch.Copies
  are available starting one month prior to the discussion, while supplies 
 last."In this moving debut novel, two estranged siblings must set asi
 de 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 Califor
 nia, Eleanor Bennett's death leaves behind a puzzling inheritance for
  her two children, Byron and Benny: a traditional Caribbean black cake, ma
 de from a family recipe with a long history, and a voice recording. In her
  message, Eleanor shares a tumultuous story about a headstrong young swimm
 er who escapes her island home under suspicion of murder. The heartbreakin
 g journey Eleanor unfolds, the secrets she still holds back, and the myste
 ry of a long-lost child, challenge everything the siblings thought they kn
 ew about their family, and themselves. Can Byron and Benny reclaim their o
 nce-close relationship, piece together Eleanor's true history, and fu
 lfill her final request to 'share the black cake when the time is rig
 ht?' 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, a
 nd even names, can shape relationships and history. Deeply evocative and b
 eautifully written, Black Cake is an extraordinary journey through the lif
 e of a family changed forever by the choices of its matriarch." Sear
 ch for the ebook and/or eaudiobook HERE
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