Black Cake: A Read with Jenna Pick

NOW A HULU STREAMING SERIES ΓÇó NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ΓÇó READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON TODAY ΓÇó Two estranged siblings delve into their motherΓÇÖs hidden pastΓÇöand how it all connects to her traditional Caribbean black cakeΓÇöin this immersive family saga,ΓÇ£a character-drivenmultigenerational story thatΓÇÖs meant to be savoredΓÇ¥ (Time). ΓÇ£Wilkerson transports you across the decades and around the globe accompanied by complexwonderfully drawn characters.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöTaylor Jenkins ReidNew York Times bestselling author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn HugoDaisy Jones & The Sixand Malibu Rising ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Oprah DailyNPRBuzzFeedGlamourPopSugarBook RiotShe Reads We canΓÇÖt choose what we inherit. But can we choose who we become? In present-day CaliforniaEleanor BennettΓÇÖs death leaves behind a puzzling inheritance for her two childrenByron and Benny: a black cakemade from a family recipe with a long historyand a voice recording. In her messageEleanor shares a tumultuous story about a headstrong young swimmer who escapes her island home under suspicion of murder. The heartbreaking tale Eleanor unfoldsthe secrets she still holds backand the mystery of a long-lost child challenge everything the siblings thought they knew about their lineage and themselves. Can Byron and Benny reclaim their once-close relationshippiece together EleanorΓÇÖs true historyand fulfill her final request to ΓÇ£share the black cake when the time is rightΓÇ¥? Will their motherΓÇÖs revelations bring them back together or leave them feeling more lost than ever? Charmaine WilkersonΓÇÖs debut novel is a story of how the inheritance of betrayalssecretsmemoriesand even names can shape relationships and history. Deeply evocative and beautifully writtenBlack Cake is an extraordinary journey through the life of a family changed forever by the choices of its matriarch.