Good Dirt

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From the New York Times bestselling author of Black Cake comes a stunningly beautiful tale about love, family and seeking a new life in the aftermath of tragedy Ebby Freeman's life has always been marked with tragedy. First, the death of her brother Baz, killed in an anonymous armed robbery when they were teenagers. Then her perfect fiance Henry deserting her on the day of their wedding, without an explanation. When Ebby arrives in a sleepy French village, she believes she's found an opportunity for healing and anonymity. Until Henry appears, staying at the neighbouring property with his beautiful new girlfriend in tow. It's the worst situation that Ebby can imagine. But might it give her a chance to piece together the fragments of her past - and finally embrace her future

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A remarkable exploration of family bonds, grief, heartbreak, friendship, and the deep scars of slavery and racism... Wilkersons prose is succinct yet richly evocative, masterfully delving into the minds and motivations of her characters and delivering a narrative that lingers long after the final page... This novel solidifies Wilkerson's place as one of the great multi-generational storytellers of our time. -- Abi Dar, bestselling author of The Girl with the Louding Voice
Charmaine Wilkerson transports you across the decades and the globe accompanied by complex, wonderfully drawn characters. -- Taylor Jenkins Reid, bestselling author of Carrie Soto is Back
Charmaine's writing is subtle and lyrical -- Beth Morrey, bestselling author of Saving Missy Carmichael
Unputdownable. Astonishing. Twists and turns so shocking they will leave your head spinning and your heart aching * Grazia on Black Cake *
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 on Black Cake
Black Cake explores the ways we use meals not just to nourish ourselves but to help tell unspeakable stories . . . A roiling soup of family secrets, big lies, great loves, bright colours and strong smells * New York Times on Black Cake *
I loved the brilliant writing, the characters and the clever and beautiful way the story melded together. A stunning book * Prima on Black Cake *

Author Bio

Charmaine Wilkerson is the author of Black Cake, a New York Times-bestselling novel. An American writer, she spent much of her childhood living in the Caribbean and is now based in Italy. She is a former television journalist and an award-winning writer of short fiction. Her debut novel Black Cake was selected as a Read With Jenna pick and was adapted for the screen as a Hulu original series airing on Disney+ and executive produced by Oprah Winfrey.