In her message, Eleanor shares a tumultuous story about a headstrong young swimmer who escapes her island home under suspicion of murder. In present-day California, Eleanor Bennett’s death leaves behind a puzzling inheritance for her two children, Byron and Benny: a traditional Caribbean black cake, made from a family recipe with a long history, and a voice recording. In this moving debut novel, two estranged siblings must set aside their differences to deal with their mother’s death and her hidden past-a journey of discovery that takes them from the Caribbean to London to California and ends with her famous black cake.
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