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As Joshua's love for Bianca grows, he fears that Jubilee has the power to tear his tiny family apart.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlternating chapters give readers a unique perspective on Bianca's present and on her relationship with Jubilee as her past life with Gabe comes to a catastrophic end.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eJubilee\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is at once a darkly suspenseful psychological drama and a luminous reflection on how beauty emerges from even the most traumatic of experiences.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\" class=\"a-section text-direction-override\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eJennifer Givhan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a National Endowment for the Arts and PEN\/Rosenthal Emerging Voices fellow, is a Mexican American writer and activist from the Southwestern desert. She is the author of four full-length poetry collections: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLandscape with Headless Mama\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2015 Pleiades Editors Prize), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eProtection Spell\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2016 Miller Williams Poetry Prize Series edited by Billy Collins), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eGirl with Death Mask\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2017 Blue Light Books Prize chosen by Ross Gay), and\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eRosas Einstein\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Camino Del Sol Poetry Series, 2019). Her honors include the Frost Place Latinx Scholarship, a National Latinx Writers Conference Scholarship, the Lascaux Review Poetry Prize, Phoebe Journals Greg Grummer Poetry Prize chosen by Monica Youn, the Pinch Poetry Prize chosen by Ada Limón, and ten Pushcart nominations. Her work has appeared in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBest of the Net\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBest New Poets\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePoetry Daily\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eVerse Daily\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePloughshares\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePoetry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTriQuarterly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBoston Review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAGNI\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCrazyhorse\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWitness\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSouthern Humanities Review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMissouri Review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eKenyon Review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Givhan holds a masters degree in English from California State University Fullerton and an MFA from Warren Wilson College, and she can be found discussing feminist motherhood at JenniferGivhan.com as well as on Facebook and Twitter @JennGivhan.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42431016009921,"sku":"","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0535\/7522\/1441\/products\/81n2Z9N5mtL._AC_UF1000_1000_QL80_FMwebp.webp?v=1675696994"},{"product_id":"black-cake-by-charmaine-wilkerson-paperback","title":"Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFiction - Family Life - Sagas - Coming of Age\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished: 11\/29\/2022\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo 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” (\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn present-day California, Eleanor Bennett's death leaves behind a puzzling inheritance for her two children, Byron and Benny: a traditional Caribbean 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 journey 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 family, and themselves.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCan 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? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCharmaine 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, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack Cake\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an extraordinary journey through the life of a family changed forever by the choices of its matriarch.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharmaine Wilkerson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis an American writer who has lived in Jamaica and is based in Italy. A graduate of Barnard College and Stanford University, she is a former journalist whose award-winning short fiction has appeared in various magazines and anthologies.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack Cake\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eis her first novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack Cake\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a character-driven, multigenerational story that's meant to be savored. . . . 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Young Ada is troubled, prone to violent fits. Born “with one foot on the other side,” she begins to develop separate selves within her as she grows into adulthood. And when she travels to America for college, a traumatic event on campus crystallizes the selves into something powerful and potentially dangerous, making Ada fade into the background of her own mind as these alters—now protective, now hedonistic—move into control. 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