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SUMMARY:Novel Thoughts Book Club: Black Cake
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we discuss Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson. \n\nBooks are available at the Adult Help Desk. \n\nAbout the book: \n\nWe can't choose what we inherit. But can we choose who we become?\n\n\n\nIn present-day California\, Eleanor Bennett's death leaves behind a puzzling inheritance for her two children\, Byron and Benny: a black cake\, made from a family recipe with a long history\, and a voice recording. In her message\, Eleanor shares a tumultuous story about a headstrong young swimmer who escapes her island home under suspicion of murder. The heartbreaking tale Eleanor unfolds\, the secrets she still holds back\, and the mystery of a long-lost child challenge everything the siblings thought they knew about their lineage and themselves.\n\n\n\nCan Byron and Benny reclaim their once-close relationship\, piece together Eleanor's true history\, and fulfill her final request to "share the black cake when the time is right"? Will their mother's revelations bring them back together or leave them feeling more lost than ever?\n\n\n\nCharmaine Wilkerson's debut novel is a story of how the inheritance of betrayals\, secrets\, memories\, and even names can shape relationships and history. Deeply evocative and beautifully written\, Black Cake is an extraordinary journey through the life of a family changed forever by the choices of its matriarch.\n\n\n\nREGISTER HERE
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Join us as we discuss Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson.&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p>Books are available at the Adult Help Desk.&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p>About the book:&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p><em>We can&rsquo\;t choose what we inherit. But can we choose who we become?</em><br />\n<br />\nIn present-day California\, Eleanor Bennett&rsquo\;s death leaves behind a puzzling inheritance for her two children\, Byron and Benny: a black cake\, made from a family recipe with a long history\, and a voice recording. In her message\, Eleanor shares a tumultuous story about a headstrong young swimmer who escapes her island home under suspicion of murder. The heartbreaking tale Eleanor unfolds\, the secrets she still holds back\, and the mystery of a long-lost child challenge everything the siblings thought they knew about their lineage and themselves.<br />\n<br />\nCan Byron and Benny reclaim their once-close relationship\, piece together Eleanor&rsquo\;s true history\, and fulfill her final request to &ldquo\;share the black cake when the time is right&rdquo\;? Will their mother&rsquo\;s revelations bring them back together or leave them feeling more lost than ever?<br />\n<br />\nCharmaine Wilkerson&rsquo\;s debut novel is a story of how the inheritance of betrayals\, secrets\, memories\, and even names can shape relationships and history. Deeply evocative and beautifully written\,&nbsp\;<em>Black Cake</em>&nbsp\;is an extraordinary journey through the life of a family changed forever by the choices of its matriarch.<br />\n<br />\n<a href="https://www.wauclib.org/event/novel-thoughts-book-club-black-cake-person-23758">REGISTER HERE</a><br />\n&nbsp\;</p>\n
LOCATION:Wauconda Area Public Library 801 N. Main St. Wauconda\, IL 60084
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