Fr. 22.90

Black Cake

Inglese · Tascabile

Spedizione di solito entro 1 a 2 settimane

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Crossing continents and juggling lives, Black Cake is a powerful story of love and loss, kinship and separation, heartache and hope, spanning sixty years in the life of one familybr>br>''A story that is as meaningful as it is delicious. At turns delightfully juicy and then stunningly wise, Black Cake is a winner'' TAYLOR JENKINS REID, author of Daisy Jones and The Six br>br>''I was instantly taken in by this multi-generational tale of identity, family, and the lifelong push and pull of home. This novel has a tremendous heart at its centre, and I felt its beat on every page. What an extraordinary debut'' MARY BETH KEANE, author of Ask Again, Yesbr>br>*****br>br>Eleanor Bennett won''t let her own death get in the way of the truth. So when her estranged children - Byron and Benny - reunite for her funeral in California, they discover a puzzling inheritance.br>br>First, a voice recording in which everything Byron and Benny ever knew about their family is upended. Their mother narrates a tumultuous story about a headstrong young woman who escapes her island home under suspicion of murder, a story which cuts right to the heart of the rift that''s separated Byron and Benny.br>br>Second, a traditional Caribbean black cake made from a family recipe with a long history that Eleanor hopes will heal the wounds of the past.br>br>Can Byron and Benny fulfil their mother''s final request to ''share the black cake when the time is right''? Will Eleanor''s revelations bring them back together or leave them feeling more lost than ever?>

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