As I read, I felt like I could taste the sweet and spice of the black cake that links generations of the same family. The structure works brilliantly with its dual narrative and short, sharp chapters. Wilkerson explores the nuances of racial identity and betrayal in a powerful novel Vogueīlack Cake is such an engaging novel. Included in 'The books we're looking forward to in 2022' Good Housekeeping

Readers will adore this highly accomplished effort from a talented new writer Publishers Weekly, Starred Review You can't help but fall in love with this book StylistĪ shining family saga. A gripping, poignant debut from an important new voice Naima Coster, New York Times bestselling author of What’s Mine and Yours At turns delightfully juicy and then stunningly wise, Black Cake is a winner Taylor Jenkins Reid, Sunday Times bestselling author of Daisy Jones and The Sixīlack Cake took a hold of me from the first page and didn't let go. She has managed to tell a story that is as meaningful as it is delicious. Charmaine Wilkerson transports you across the decades and the globe accompanied by complex, wonderfully drawn characters. An incredible debut Louise Hare, author of This Lovely Cityīlack Cake is a beautiful, deeply resonant story of children trying to understand the mother they have lost. I can't recommend this book highly enough. I felt nearly breathless while reading Eleanor's truth - as if I were right there in the room with Byron and Benny, wholly immersed in their mother's tragedies and triumphs Dawnie Walton, author of The Final Revival of Opal and NevĪ stunning page-turner, with characters that felt real and relatable.

Bravo Nikki May, author of WahalaīLACK CAKE has all the ingredients of the tastiest stories: secrets, romance, danger, and a cast of characters so real you want to scream at them one moment and hug them the next. My heart broke and was put back together. The cake is the glue that holds all the layers together and the scenes are so well drawn I could almost taste the cake, feel the warm sea on my skin. So beautifully written I'm struggling to believe it's a debut. What an extraordinary debut Mary Beth Keane, bestselling author of Ask Again, YesĪ multi-generational debut generating hype GraziaĪn extremely assured debut which pulls in threads and echoes from across the Caribbean diaspora to deliver a rich, complex and really satisfying novel Alison Finch, BBC Radio 4 This novel has a tremendous heart at its centre, and I felt its beat on every page. I was instantly taken in by this multi-generational tale of identity, family, and the lifelong push and pull of home.

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