PRE ORDER THE GRIPPING TALE OF LOVE FAMILY AND THE SEARCH FOR A NEW BEGINNING FROM THE NEW
YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF BLACK CAKE'A beautifully imagined family saga with a moving
and hopeful ending' NEW YORK TIMES'This novel solidifies Wilkerson's place as one of the great
multi-generational storytellers of our time' ABI DARE'A sensational story about hidden
heartbreak hope and the power of embracing one's ancestry' JESSICA GEORGE author of
MAAME'Will be every reader's highlight of 2025' ETHAN JOELLA author of THE SAME BRIGHT
STARS'Glittering and discerning prose poignant yet hopeful' NIKKI MAY author of WAHALA-A
family full of secrets. A chance to set them all free. When Ebby Freeman travels to France to
take a three-month hiatus from her complicated home life the last person she expects to find
is her ex-fiancé Henry with his new girlfriend in tow. Nearly twenty years earlier the
Freemans were the only African American family living in a wealthy coastal enclave in
Connecticut when armed robbers invaded their home and tragedy changed their lives forever. Then
just as Ebby thought she had a new chance at happiness her storybook romance with Henry fell
apart. Now this unexpected encounter with Henry will force Ebby to reckon with her past and to
think on the other loss her family suffered that day - the destruction of a beloved stoneware
jar crafted by an enslaved ancestor and passed down through the generations. A piece that might
hold not only her family history but also the key to reclaiming her future. --'One of the
great multi-generational storytellers of our time' ABI DARE author of THE GIRL WITH THE
LOUDING VOICE'I'm in utter awe of Charmaine - she is the real real' HARRIET CONSTABLE author
of THE INSTRUMENTALIST'Her brilliance knows no adequate words' ORE AGBAJE WILLIAMS author of
THE THREE OF USPraise for Charmaine Wilkerson and Black Cake:'Completely blew me away'
Red'Unputdownable. Astonishing. Twists and turns so shocking they will leave your head spinning
and your heart aching' Grazia'You can't help but fall in love with this book' Stylist'A
novelist to watch' Independent'Beautiful deeply resonant . . . A story that is as meaningful
as it is delicious' Taylor Jenkins Reid
