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Black Cake
Livre
Edité par Penguin Books UK. [S.l.] - 2023
1 vol. (368 p.) ; 19 x 12 cm
ISBN : 1-405-95008-0
<THE INSTANT NO. 2 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER<br><br>**Featured on Barack Obama''s Summer Reading List 2022** <br>**A Grazia Instagram ''IT'' book to watch out for**<br><br>Everyone wants to discover what they''re made of . . . Juggling lives and crossing continents, BLACK CAKE is the extraordinary story of how the inheritance of secrets, betrayal and memories can shape a family for generations<br><br>''A story as meaningful as it is delicious. At turns delightfully juicy and then stunningly wise, Black Cake is a winner'' TAYLOR JENKINS REID<br><br> ''A roiling soup of family secrets, big lies, great loves, bright colours and strong smells'' NEW YORK TIMES<br><br>''The scenes are so well drawn I could almost taste the cake. My heart broke and was put back together. Bravo'' NIKKI MAY, author of Wahala<br>________<br><br>Eleanor Bennett won''t let her own death get in the way of the truth. So when her estranged children - Byron and Benny - reunite for her funeral in California, they discover a puzzling inheritance.<br><br>First, a voice recording in which everything Byron and Benny ever knew about their family is upended. Their mother narrates a tumultuous story about a headstrong young woman who escapes her island home under suspicion of murder, a story which cuts right to the heart of the rift that''s separated Byron and Benny.<br><br>Second, a traditional Caribbean black cake made from a family recipe that Eleanor hopes will heal the wounds of the past.<br><br>Can Byron and Benny fulfil their mother''s final request to ''share the black cake when the time is right''?<br><br>Or will Eleanor''s revelations leave them feeling more lost than ever?<br>________<br><br>**Soon to be a major drama series for Hulu by Oprah Winfrey, Aaron Kaplan and Marissa Jo Cerar**<br><br>''I loved the brilliant writing, the characters and the clever and beautiful way the story melded together. A stunning book'' PRIMA, ''BOOK OF THE MONTH''<br><br>''A special, beautifully written novel that''s as rich and intoxicating as the Jamaican rum cake of its title'' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING<br><br>''An 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<br><br>''I was instantly taken in by this multi-generational tale of identity, family, and the lifelong push and pull of home. This novel has a tremendous heart at its centre, and I felt its beat on every page. What an extraordinary debut'' MARY BETH KEANE, author of Ask Again, Yes<><br/><br/>