READING CHALLENGE ARC BOOK REVIEW: Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
Publication Date: February 1, 2022 Format: Kindle Genre: AA Fiction/historical fiction Publisher: Ballantine Books Length: 400 pages Buy: Kindle | Hardcover Synopsis We can’t choose what we inherit. But can we choose who we become? 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 tale Eleanor unfolds, the secrets she still holds back, and the mystery of a long-lost child, challenge everything ...