![]() ![]() ![]() I also found the plot really compelling and moreish due to the short chapters and roving points of view which made for great pacing. You know I can’t resist a bit of historical fiction and the setting was absolutely stunning (I can picture it in my mind as if I’ve been there). RATING: I’m giving this novel four stars because I loved the main storyline, which was mostly set in a fictionalized/unnamed Caribbean Island in the 1960’s. Can they piece together Eleanor’s true history and fulfil her final request to “share the black cake when the time is right?” In her recording, Eleanor shares a young woman’s heart-breaking journey from her island home but the story challenges everything the siblings thought they knew about their family. In present-day California, Eleanor Bennett leaves behind a puzzling inheritance for her two children: a family recipe for traditional Caribbean black cake and a voice recording. THE PLOT: ‘Black Cake’ by Charmaine Wilkerson is a multi-generational and multi-cultural family saga with a dual timeline and multiple points of view. ![]()
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