Their mother left them a cake, a flash drive, and a lifetime of secrets. No pressure.
Black Cake is a family drama that slaps—in the quiet, aching kind of way. Byron and Benny haven’t spoken in years, but when their mother dies, they’re forced to sit down together and listen to one final message from her. Spoiler: It changes everything.
The story flips between present-day California and a hidden past on a Caribbean island filled with scandal, survival, and one very dramatic swim.
This book is about:
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🍰 Grief + inheritance
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🌊 Identity, migration, and memory
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🕯️ Family secrets that taste better than they feel
It’s for the readers who love slow burns, sibling tension, and unraveling your family’s past like an old recipe card—messy, beautiful, and full of missing ingredients.
📖 Condition: Gently-used hardcover. Light shelf wear. Emotional damage not included—but highly likely.
🫶 If you cried during The Vanishing Half or The Stationery Shop, this multigenerational heartbreaker will stay with you. 😭
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