![]() ![]() ![]() Each and every character is so beautifully written, so fully formed, I had to remind myself more than once they are in fact fictional characters and not people I know. I was utterly immersed in this rich, delicious tale, completely empathetic to the difficult choices characters had to make when there were no other options left. ![]() It is near impossible to believe that Black Cake is a debut novel. A journey of discovery for Benny and Byron that skilfully skips and weaves through time, from the Caribbean to London to California, and ends with their mother’s famous black cake and a sister they had no idea they had. So unfurls an intriguing and heartbreaking tale that lays bare a family history of secrets and lies. Her lawyer, Mr Mitch, insists they must listen to it together or not at all. Estranged siblings Benny and Byron are reluctantly brought back together in their deceased mother’s home to hear a voice recording she made shortly before her death. Black Cake is an expansive, engrossing, multi-layered story, encompassing multiple generations of a broken family. ![]()
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