Título: Black Cake: A Novel (Random House Large Print)
Autor: Charmaine Wilkerson
Sinopse: NOW A HULU STREAMING SERIES • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON TODAY • Two estranged siblings delve into their mother’s hidden past—and how it all connects to her traditional Caribbean black cake—in this immersive family saga, “a character-driven, multigenerational story that’s meant to be savored” (Time).
“Wilkerson transports you across the decades and around the globe accompanied by complex, wonderfully drawn characters.”—Taylor Jenkins Reid, New York Times bestselling author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Daisy Jones & The Six, and Malibu Rising
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Oprah Daily, NPR, BuzzFeed, Glamour, PopSugar, Book Riot, She Reads
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 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 the siblings thought they knew about their lineage and themselves.
Can Byron and Benny reclaim their once-close relationship, piece together Eleanor’s true history, and fulfill her final request to “share the black cake when the time is right”? 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, 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.
Contexto da obra
Como livro em inglês, esta obra costuma ganhar também uma camada própria de interesse editorial e linguístico. “Black Cake: A Novel (Random House Large Print)”, de Charmaine Wilkerson, publicado pela editora Random House Large Print, em 2022 e com 544 páginas, integra a categoria Livros em Inglês. Por isso, o interesse da obra tende a se ampliar quando o leitor considera também a relação com a língua em que ela circula.
Editora: Random House Large Print
Páginas: 544
Ano: 2022-03-01
Edição: Large type / Large print
Linguagem: en
ISBN: 0593559134
ISBN13: 9780593559130
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Random House Large Print oferecem uma experiência de leitura marcada por narrativas que exploram conflitos humanos intensos, muitas vezes ambientados em cenários contemporâneos ou históricos ricos em detalhes. O catálogo privilegia histórias com personagens complexos, que enfrentam dilemas pessoais, familiares ou sociais, em contextos que vão de dramas familiares a thrillers policiais e narrativas de suspense. O tom dessas obras varia entre o emocionalmente denso e o envolvente, com ritmo que pode ser tanto tenso quanto contemplativo, dependendo do foco da trama. A diversidade do catálogo inclui tanto romances que exploram relações e segredos quanto thrillers que mantêm a tensão até o final.
