The novel unravels the siblings’ journey towards this “right time” through a masterful switching between the swimmer’s story and their present-day struggles with personal hurt, and the revelations of their mother’s recording. In her message, Eleanor instructs Byron and Benny to “ share the black cake when the time is right”. When she dies in California, Eleanor Bennett's children are forced to face a succession of long-buried secrets about their mother’s life - and to confront their own estrangement - when she leaves them her Caribbean black cake and a recording in which she tells the story of a young female swimmer who fled her Caribbean island in the aftermath of a murder. Taking in generations of troubled lives, reinvented identities and family connections across the Caribbean diaspora, Charmaine Wilkerson’s Black Cake is a stirring triumph with an unforgettable matriarch, and love, at its heart. Full programme announced and tickets go on sale for the Daily Mail Chalke Valley History Festival 26th June to 2nd July 2023.2023 Shortlist Announced for Women's Prize for Fiction.Q&A With Women's Prize for Fiction Chair, Louise Minchin.14 Fantastic Books for Deaf Awareness Week – Thought-provoking Non-fiction, and Fabulous Fiction That’ll Thrill You, Chill You, and Stir Your Soul.The 2023 Sports Book Awards, in association with The Sunday Times, announce their shortlists.May 2023 Book Club Recommendation: The Silence Project by Carole Hailey.Sheikh Zayed Book Award Announces 2023 Winners.Prepare to Celebrate the Nation's Favourite Genre with National Crime Reading Month.Author Q&A: Swéta Rana, Queuing for the Queen.20 Books to Support and Celebrate Caregivers for National Carer's Week.100+ Books for Every Dad this Father's Day.Which Domestic Noir Novel Should You Read? Take Our Quiz to Find Out!.Best Domestic Noir Novels – 20+ Brilliant Books about Household Horrors and Domestic Just Desserts.The 2023 Pulitzers Are Announced: See the Books, Drama and Music Award Winners.

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