When Benny and Byron's mom dies, they are surprised to learn that she's left behind an eight-hour audio recording telling them the history of her life. And it's not what they expected.
In Black Cake, Charmaine Wilkerson takes readers through an intergenerational journey. We learn about who Eleanor Bennett, the mother, really was and the experiences that shaped her into the woman she became. It's a story of mother-child relationships, race, family traditions, love, understanding and accepting who you are, and so much more.
The chapters are short, which gives the story a faster pace. The book goes back and forth between the past and present, revealing different layers of Eleanor's life as her children are also discovering it.
I didn't mind the back and forth. I thought each section of the book was clearly labeled. I also didn't mind when new characters were introduced in the middle. I knew that every person was tied together in some way.
I could have read this book in one day, that's how into I was. (I didn't finish it in a day because I do have a child at home who needs attention...) I learned a lot from this book and the author's afterword. I highly recommend reading this book with your book club!
Black Cake is published by Random House and is available to purchase now. I received a free review copy.
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