Buy now to get the main key ideas from Charmaine Wilkerson’s Black Cake When Eleanor Bennett dies, she leaves behind a black cake and a perplexing voice recording that will change the lives of her fractured family forever. As her children Byron and Benny listen to the recording, they unearth the long-buried secrets of her past, including their long-lost sister. In Black Cake (2022), her first novel, journalist Charmaine Wilkerson spins a tale of secret identities, murder, heritage, and loss. Will Eleanor’s revelations bring her three children back together or leave them feeling more lost than ever?