کیک سیاه رمانی از شارمین ویلکرسون است که داستان خانواده‌ای را در طول نسل‌ها، از جزایر کارائیب تا کالیفرنیای جنوبی روایت می‌کند. رمان با مرگ النور بنت، یک مهاجر 70 ساله از نسل اول مهاجرین کارائیب آغاز می شود که یک کیک سیاه یخ زده و یک قطعه ضبط شده برای دو فرزند خود، بنی و بایرون، به جای گذاشته است. این ضبط حقیقتی را در مورد گذشته النور، هویت و اسرار او آشکار می کند. سپس رمان بین صدای النور و دیدگاه های شخصیت های مختلفی که به او مرتبط هستند، مانند والدین، معشوقه هایش، دوستانش و خواهر ناتنی اش، تغییر می کند. این رمان مضامین خانواده، میراث، سازگاری، هویت و عشق را بررسی می کند.
Black Cake is a novel by Charmaine Wilkerson that tells the story of a family across generations, from the Caribbean islands to Southern California. The novel begins with the death of Eleanor Bennett, a 70-something first-generation Caribbean immigrant, who leaves behind a frozen black cake and a recording for her two estranged children, Benny and Byron. The recording reveals the truth about Eleanor’s past, her identity, and her secrets. The novel then alternates between Eleanor’s voice and the perspectives of various characters who are connected to her, such as her parents, her lovers, her friends, and her half-sister. The novel explores themes of family, heritage, resilience, identity, and love.
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
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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.
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