New York Times Bestseller Read With Jenna Book Club Pick As Featured On Today Two estranged siblings delve into their mother's hidden past and how it all connects to her traditional Caribbean black cake in this immersive family saga, a character-driven, multigenerational story that's meant to be savored (Time). Wilkerson transports you across the decades and around the globe accompanied by complex, wonderfully drawn characters. Taylor Jenkins Reid, New York Times bestselling author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Daisy Jones One Of The Best Books Of The Year Npr, PopSugar. We can't choose what we inherit. But can we choose who we become? In present-day California, Eleanor Bennett's death leaves behind a puzzling inheritance for her two children, byron and Benny a black cake, made from a family recipe with a long history, and a voice recording. In her message, Eleanor shares a tumultuous story about a headstrong young swimmer who escapes her island home under suspicion of murder.