Black Cake

Sep 28

Black Cake is a Caribbean novel about a family with secrets—secrets only revealed after the parents have died. Charmaine Wilkerson is a gifted storyteller with the ability to weave multiple perspectives, generations, and timelines into one seamless story. Her characters are true to life and well drawn, and revelations about them continually surprise throughout the novel. While considered a Caribbean novel, the story also takes place in LA, New York, the UK, and Italy. Black cake, the prevailing motif in the novel, is one of my favorite deserts, so that added to the fun for me. This novel is one of the best Caribbean novels I’ve read.

Dale Mahfood

Dale Mahfood was born in Kingston, Jamaica, to parents whose roots run deep into the island’s past. He has lived in London, England, and up and down the U.S. Eastern Seaboard, from New England to Florida, where he earned a master’s degree in English Education from Florida International University. All these experiences, together with a career in education, have developed his passion for writing about diverse peoples and places. Dale is a co-founder of the Jamaica Brew Festival, a literary and film festival in South Florida, where he also served as the Literary Program Coordinator for 2024 and 2025. He is currently working on Up From Mountains, Book Two of the Wood and Water Saga series. Dale lives in South Florida with his wife, Janet.

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