This author strategically weaves, through a dual timeline and multiple points of view, an engaging storyline that reveals the secret past of Eleanor Bennett through a recording played after her death. Each of her children must struggle to make sense of who their parents were and how they had hidden the truth from them for so many years. Not wanting to give away a single thing, you’ll have to trust there is a reason this book is a New York Times bestseller. This story provides insights into the difficulties of dark-skinned immigrants coming to America. Though Eleanor left behind her Caribbean culture and traditions, she insisted on passing down and preserving the recipe for Caribbean black cake.