Charmaine Wilkerson is an American writer who has lived in Jamaica and is based in 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. Black Cake is her first novel.
“Black Cake is a character-driven, multigenerational story that’s
meant to be savored. . . . Thought-provoking and
poignant.”—Time
“A thrilling debut novel about sibling ties and hidden
family history.”—Glamour
“As delicious as the titular dessert.”—W Magazine
“Wilkerson explores the nuances of racial identity and betrayal
in a powerful novel.”—Vogue (UK)
“Black Cake is a satisfying literary meal, heralding the arrival of
a new novelist to watch.”—Associated Press
“A stellar first-time entry from a talented new
writer that’s full of food, surfing, and rich patois.”—BET
“Crafted with delicate intention and textured with a blend of
perspectives.”—Vulture
“I was instantly taken in by this multigenerational tale of
identity, family, and the lifelong push and pull of home. This
novel has a tremendous heart at its center, and I felt its beat on
every page. What an extraordinary debut.”—Mary Beth Keane, New York
Times bestselling author of Ask Again, Yes
“Exquisite and expansive, Black Cake took ahold of me from the
first page and didn’t let go. This is a novel about the formation
and reformation of a family, and the many people, places, and
events that can shape our inheritances without our knowing. A
gripping, poignant debut from an important, new voice.”—Naima
Coster, New York Times bestselling author of What’s Mine and
Yours
“Black Cake has all the ingredients of the tastiest stories:
secrets, romance, danger, and a cast of characters so real you want
to scream at them one moment and hug them the next.”—Dawnie Walton,
author of The Final Revival of Opal & Nev
“So beautifully written I’m struggling to believe it’s a debut . .
. The cake is the glue that holds all the layers together and the
scenes are so well drawn I could almost taste the cake, feel the
warm sea on my skin.”—Nikki May, author of Wahala
“With fantasy-like sensual detail, Wilkerson slips through time and
place to explore the emotional weight of family traditions passed
down through generations to heirs challenged to find their own
emotional truths.”—Lucy Sanna, author of The Cherry Harvest
“Fans of family dramas by Ann Patchett, Brit Bennett, and Karen Joy
Fowler should take note. Black Cake marks the launch of a
writer to watch, one who masterfully plumbs the unexpected
depths of the human heart.”—BookPage (starred review)
“Wilkerson uses one Caribbean American family’s extraordinary tale
to probe universal issues of identity and how the lives we live and
the choices we make leave ‘a trail of potential consequences’ that
pass down through generations.”—Booklist (starred review)
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