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Black Cake (TV Tie-in Edition)

A Novel

By: Charmaine Wilkerson

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Black Cake (TV Tie-in Edition)

A Novel

By: Charmaine Wilkerson

NOW A HULU STERAMING SERIES • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON TODAY • Two estranged siblings delve into their mother’s hidden past—and how it all connects to her traditional Caribbean black cake—in this immersive family saga, “a character-driven, multigenerational story that’s meant to be savored” (Time). “Wilkerson transports you across the decades and around the globe accompanied by complex, wonderfully drawn characters.”—Taylor Jenkins Reid, New York Times bestselling author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Daisy Jones & The Six, and Malibu Rising ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Oprah Daily, NPR, BuzzFeed, Glamour, PopSugar, Book Riot, She Reads We can’t choose what we inherit. But can we choose who we become? In present-day California, Eleanor Bennett’s death leaves behind a puzzling inheritance for her two children, Byron and Benny: a black cake, made from a family recipe with a long history, and a voice recording. In her message, Eleanor shares a tumultuous story about a headstrong young swimmer who escapes her island home under suspicion of murder. The heartbreaking tale Eleanor unfolds, the secrets she still holds back, and the mystery of a long-lost child challenge everything the siblings thought they knew about their lineage and themselves. Can Byron and Benny reclaim their once-close relationship, piece together Eleanor’s true history, and fulfill her final request to “share the black cake when the time is right”? Will their mother’s revelations bring them back together or leave them feeling more lost than ever? Charmaine Wilkerson’s debut novel is a story of how the inheritance of betrayals, secrets, memories, and even names can shape relationships and history. Deeply evocative and beautifully written, Black Cake is an extraordinary journey through the life of a family changed forever by the choices of its matriarch.

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Ballantine Books

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0593726154

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9780593726150

The Boy Is Mine!

A Wilson High Confidential

By: Charmaine White

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The Boy Is Mine!

A Wilson High Confidential

By: Charmaine White

NEISHA THOMPSON, a popular cheerleader, who has a crush on major player MARCUS HAMILTON. Everything about Marcus screams want-able, and Neisha wants everything to do with him. But when she notices that one of the sluttiest girls at Wilson High, LYNDA ANDREWS, also has a thing for Marcus Hamilton, the competition starts. Even though these two girls have real feelings for him, Marcus wants nothing more than to make these girls his next conquest. Neisha and Lynda will end up having to decide if they're willing to have sex with this player to win his heart. Things get even more complicated when Marcus begins to really care for Neisha, but the player in him wants to continue on seeing how long this love triangle can last until only one girl becomes victorious. Filled with steamy hook-ups, high school drama, and realistic situations that will have you turning page after page.

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203

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WAHIDA CLARK PRESENTS

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1936649853

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Player Hater

By: Charmaine White

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Player Hater

By: Charmaine White

Funny man Allen Rivera wants to change his reputation from class clown to sophomore heartthrob in order to gain the attention of the gorgeous Carmen Sanchez. Allens popular friend Torean Hudson has never had a problem gaining the attention from girls, so he volunteers to turn Allen into a ladies man. Little did Torean expect, Allens new found popularity has put Torean in danger of losing his title as the number one player at Wilson High. As jealousy flares and competition arises, the two friends are now in a complicated and possibly heartbreaking position. How far are they willing to go in order to be the number one ladies man at Wilson High?

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WAHIDA CLARK PRESENTS

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1936649608

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9781936649600

One Step From Insanity

Actual Words From The Psych Ward

By: Lady Charmaine Day

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One Step From Insanity

Actual Words From The Psych Ward

By: Lady Charmaine Day

People often say I almost lost my mind, or I'm about to lose my mind. You make me feel crazy or insane. Yet few people have actually lost it...went crazy. What does an insane person think about? What do you contemplate as your mind recovers from being insane,what thoughts flow through it? These are the actual words that I wrote while insane. Welcome to the inside of my brain : )

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Lady Charmaine Day

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0979810000

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9780979810008

Black Cake

A Novel

By: Charmaine Wilkerson

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Black Cake

A Novel

By: Charmaine Wilkerson

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON TODAY • Two estranged siblings delve into their mother’s hidden past—and how it all connects to her traditional Caribbean black cake—in this immersive family saga, “a character-driven, multigenerational story that’s meant to be savored” (Time). “Wilkerson transports you across the decades and around the globe accompanied by complex, wonderfully drawn characters.”—Taylor Jenkins Reid, New York Times bestselling author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Daisy Jones & The Six, and Malibu Rising In development as a Hulu original series produced by Marissa Jo Cerar, Oprah Winfrey (Harpo Films), and Kapital Entertainment ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Oprah Daily, NPR, BuzzFeed, Glamour, PopSugar, Book Riot, She Reads We can’t choose what we inherit. But can we choose who we become? In present-day California, Eleanor Bennett’s death leaves behind a puzzling inheritance for her two children, Byron and Benny: a black cake, made from a family recipe with a long history, and a voice recording. In her message, Eleanor shares a tumultuous story about a headstrong young swimmer who escapes her island home under suspicion of murder. The heartbreaking tale Eleanor unfolds, the secrets she still holds back, and the mystery of a long-lost child challenge everything the siblings thought they knew about their lineage and themselves. Can Byron and Benny reclaim their once-close relationship, piece together Eleanor’s true history, and fulfill her final request to “share the black cake when the time is right”? Will their mother’s revelations bring them back together or leave them feeling more lost than ever? Charmaine Wilkerson’s debut novel is a story of how the inheritance of betrayals, secrets, memories, and even names can shape relationships and history. Deeply evocative and beautifully written, Black Cake is an extraordinary journey through the life of a family changed forever by the choices of its matriarch.

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Ballantine Books

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0593358341

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Narratives of Nation Media, Memory and Representation in the Making of the New South Africa

By: Charmaine McEachern

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Narratives of Nation Media, Memory and Representation in the Making of the New South Africa

By: Charmaine McEachern

Narratives of Nation Media, Memory & Representation in the Making of the New South Africa

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Nova Publishers

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1590332334

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9781590332337

Black Cake (TV Tie-in Edition)

A Novel

By: Charmaine Wilkerson

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By: Charmaine Wilkerson

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Jacketed Women

Qualitative Research Methodologies on Sexualities and Gender in Africa

By: Charmaine Pereira

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Qualitative Research Methodologies on Sexualities and Gender in Africa

By: Charmaine Pereira

Over the past decade, there has been an increasing emphasis in African scholarship and research on the importance of understanding sexuality and the issues around it, such as identity, sexual rights and sexuality, reproductive health and rights and gender and political democracy. Despite this, Africa has frequently been found by researchers to be predominantly hostile to any discussion of sexual and reproductive rights, conveying dismay at the notion of women's rights to reproductive freedom, disgusted objection to the idea that gay and lesbian people have civic and human rights and opposed to engagement with issues such as FGM (Kenya), virginity testing (South Africa), Shar'ia interpretations of appropriate sexuality (Nigeria and Sudan), and legal relationships to homosexuality and intersexuality (South Africa). In 2004, the African Gender Institute ran a continental research project, Mapping Sexualities, among the objectives of which was the development of a research methodology suited to carrying out in-depth case studies of the dynamics of gender and contemporary sexual cultures in Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa and Uganda. This book is the result of that research. The chapters cover broad-ranging issues and include questions about what it means to research topics that are unpopular or fraught with the sense of the taboo that underpins much work in sexualities and gender studies. Overall, the diverse pieces within the collection offer the opportunity to see qualitative research not as the 'poor cousin' of quantitative studies but as a zone which raises intellectual and political challenges. The book contains photographs by Zanele Muholi, renowned South African photographer of lesbian issues."--Publisher's website.

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1920516670

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9781920516673

Black Cake

THE TOP 10 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND NEW DISNEY+ SERIES

By: Charmaine Wilkerson

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Black Cake

THE TOP 10 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND NEW DISNEY+ SERIES

By: Charmaine Wilkerson

THE INSTANT NO. 2 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Read the gripping word-of-mouth sensation before you watch the major new series produced by Oprah Winfrey, coming soon to Disney+ Everyone wants to discover what they're made of . . . **Featured on Barack Obama's Summer Reading List** **A Grazia Instagram 'IT' book to watch out for** 'A story as meaningful as it is delicious' TAYLOR JENKINS REID 'A roiling soup of family secrets, big lies [and] great loves' NEW YORK TIMES 'Special, beautifully written. Rich and intoxicating' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING 'Brilliant writing. A stunning book' PRIMA, 'BOOK OF THE MONTH' ________ Eleanor Bennett won't let her secrets die with her. When Eleanor's estranged children Benny and Byron reunite for her funeral, they receive an unexpected inheritance. First, a traditional Caribbean black cake, to remind them of their roots. Second, the story of a decades-old murder that shatters everything they thought they knew about their mother. But as Benny and Byron unravel their family's troubled past, will the truth push them further apart? Or will it reunite them and fulfil Eleanor's final wish? ________ 'An extremely assured debut which pulls in threads and echoes from across the Caribbean diaspora to deliver a rich, complex and really satisfying novel' ALISON FINCH, BBC Radio 4 'I was instantly taken in by this multi-generational tale of identity, family, and the lifelong push and pull of home.' MARY BETH KEANE, author of Ask Again, Yes 'Heartfelt . . . explores the meaning of home and the family that define it' SUNDAY EXPRESS

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Penguin UK

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1405950099

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9781405950091

Book's by Charmaine Bennett

Black Cake (TV Tie-in Edition)

Black Cake (TV Tie-in Edition)

The Boy Is Mine!

The Boy Is Mine!

Player Hater

Player Hater

One Step From Insanity

One Step From Insanity

Black Cake

Black Cake

Narratives of Nation Media, Memory and Representation in the Making of the New South Africa

Narratives of Nation Media, Memory and Representation in the Making of the New South Africa

Black Cake (TV Tie-in Edition)

Black Cake (TV Tie-in Edition)

Jacketed Women

Jacketed Women

Black Cake

Black Cake

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