Black Cake

Why I picked it up? My mother was a great reader, I found this book stacked among many on her coffee table. One of my great passions is swimming, so the book jacket blurb drew me in: “Eleanor shares a tumultuous story about a headstrong young swimmer who escapers her island home under suspicion of murder.” That was all I needed to delve into the story of Eleanor Bennett and the trail she leaves for her twins Benny and Byron after her death.

Who I would pass it on to: My friend Barb. Barb is an amazing reader, friend and citizen. She was in my first bookclub. I always learn something when I’m with her, because she is up for anything. She has also done laps with me.

About the Author: Charmaine Wilkerson is the New York Times bestselling author of Black Cake, which was named a Read with Jenna Book Club Pick and adapted as a Hulu streaming series by Oprah Winfrey and Kapital Entertainment. She is an American writer who has lived in Jamaica and Italy. A graduate of Barnard College and Stanford University, she is a former journalist whose award-winning short fiction has appeared in various magazines and anthologies.

Same Shelf:
Mama Day by Gloria Naylor (1988)