![]() Or as Benny wonders in her own head as she grapples with her parents’ history: “This is who they have always been, an African American family of Caribbean origin, a clan of untold stories and half-charted cultures. There’s the face they present to their fellow characters in the novel, then there’s their true backstory, which often flips that public face on its head. It’s 382 pages of flash fiction to fill in those 53 years between Then and Now. ![]() It takes some getting used to at first, but you eventually settle into a rhythm and enjoy puzzling together what happens between each short snippet. ![]() The chapters come fast and furious after that. The debut novel of former journalist and short fiction writer Charmaine Wilkerson opens with a one-paragraph prologue called “Then/1965.” A man stands at the water’s edge, “waiting for his daughter’s body to wash ashore.” The next page is titled “Now/2018″ and we meet Byron and Benny, estranged siblings seeing each other for the first time in eight years at their mother’s funeral. “Black Cake” by Charmaine Wilkerson (Ballantine Books) Customer reviews 4.4 out of 5 stars 4.4 out of 5 14,934 global ratings Black Cake: A Novel b圜harmaine Wilkerson Write a review How customer reviews and ratings work Customer Reviews, including Product Star Ratings help customers to learn more about the product and decide whether it is the right product for them. ![]() ![]() This cover image released by Ballantine shows "Black Cake" by Charmaine Wilkerson. ![]()
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