{"id":71214,"date":"2025-09-17T14:43:19","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T14:43:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentsclub.org\/homepage\/black-cake-a-read-with-jenna-pick-a-novel\/"},"modified":"2025-09-17T14:43:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T14:43:19","slug":"black-cake-a-read-with-jenna-pick-a-novel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studentsclub.org\/homepage\/black-cake-a-read-with-jenna-pick-a-novel\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Cake: A Read with Jenna Pick: A Novel"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\n NOW A HULU STREAMING SERIES \u2022 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER \u2022 READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON TODAY \u2022\u00a0Two estranged siblings delve into their mother\u2019s hidden past\u2014and how it all connects to her traditional Caribbean black cake\u2014in this immersive family saga, \u201ca character-driven, multigenerational story that\u2019s meant to be savored\u201d (Time).
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\u201cWilkerson transports you across the decades and around the globe accompanied by complex, wonderfully drawn characters.\u201d\u2014Taylor Jenkins Reid, New York Times bestselling author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Daisy Jones & The Six, and Malibu Rising<\/p>\n

ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Oprah Daily, NPR, BuzzFeed, Glamour, PopSugar, Book Riot, She Reads<\/p>\n

We can\u2019t choose what we inherit. But can we choose who we become?<\/p>\n

In present-day California, Eleanor Bennett\u2019s death leaves behind a puzzling inheritance for her two children, Byron and Benny: a\u00a0black 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 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.<\/p>\n

Can Byron and Benny reclaim their once-close relationship, piece together\u00a0Eleanor\u2019s true history, and fulfill her final request to \u201cshare the black cake when the time is right\u201d? Will their mother\u2019s revelations bring them back together or leave them feeling more lost than ever?<\/p>\n

Charmaine Wilkerson\u2019s 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. <\/p>\n

Publisher \u200f : \u200e Ballantine Books
Publication date \u200f : \u200e November 29, 2022
Language \u200f : \u200e English
Print length \u200f : \u200e 416 pages
ISBN-10 \u200f : \u200e 059335835X
ISBN-13 \u200f : \u200e 978-0593358351
Item Weight \u200f : \u200e 2.31 pounds
Dimensions \u200f : \u200e 5.18 x 0.83 x 7.97 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #5,008 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #52 in Black & African American Women’s Fiction (Books) #231 in Family Life Fiction (Books) #267 in Women’s Domestic Life Fiction
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