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Charmaine Wilkerson transports you across the decades and the globe accompanied by complex, wonderfully drawn characters. -- Taylor Jenkins Reid, bestselling author of <i> Carrie Soto is Back </i> Charmaine's writing is subtle and lyrical, pulling you into a powerful story of secrets, roots and identity. -- Beth Morrey, bestselling author of <i> Saving Missy Carmichael </i> Unputdownable. Astonishing. Twists and turns so shocking they will leave your head spinning and your heart aching * Grazia on Black Cake * 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 on Black Cake An extremely assured debut which pulls in threads and echoes from across the Caribbean diaspora to deliver a rich, complex and really satisfying novel * Independent on Black Cake * Black Cake explores the ways we use meals not just to nourish ourselves but to help tell unspeakable stories . . . A roiling soup of family secrets, big lies, great loves, bright colours and strong smells * New York Times on Black Cake * I loved the brilliant writing, the characters and the clever and beautiful way the story melded together. A stunning book * Prima on Black Cake * A remarkable exploration of family bonds, grief, heartbreak, friendship, and the deep scars of slavery and racism... Wilkerson’s prose is succinct yet richly evocative, masterfully delving into the minds and motivations of her characters and delivering a narrative that lingers long after the final page... This novel solidifies Wilkerson's place as one of the great multi-generational storytellers of our time. -- ABI DARÉ, New York Times bestselling author of The Girl with the Louding Voice