Good Dirt

<p><b>PRE ORDER THE GRIPPING TALE OF LOVE, FAMILY, AND THE SEARCH FOR A NEW BEGINNING, </b></p><p><b>FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF <i>BLACK CAKE<br></i></b><b><br>'A</b> <b>beautifully imagined family saga, with a moving and hopeful ending’ <i>NEW YORK TIMES<br></i></b><b><br>'This novel solidifies Wilkerson's place as</b> <b>one of the great multi-generational storytellers of our time' ABI DARE<br></b><br><b>'A sensational story about hidden heartbreak, hope, and the power of embracing one's ancestry'</b> JESSICA GEORGE, author of <i>MAAME</i><br><br><b>'Will be every reader's highlight of 2025'</b> ETHAN JOELLA, author of <i>THE SAME BRIGHT STARS</i><br><br><b>'Glittering and discerning prose, poignant yet hopeful'</b> NIKKI MAY, author of <i>WAHALA</i><br><br>—<br><br><b>A family full of secrets. A chance to set them all free.</b><br><br>When Ebby Freeman travels to France to take a three-month hiatus from her complicated home life, the last person she expects to find is her ex-fiancé Henry, with his new girlfriend in tow.<br><br>Nearly twenty years earlier, the Freemans were the only African American family living in a wealthy coastal enclave in Connecticut when armed robbers invaded their home and tragedy changed their lives forever.<br><br>Then, just as Ebby thought she had a new chance at happiness, her storybook romance with Henry fell apart.<br><br>Now, this unexpected encounter with Henry will force Ebby to reckon with her past and to think on the other loss her family suffered that day – the destruction of a beloved stoneware jar crafted by an enslaved ancestor and passed down through the generations. <br><br>A piece that might hold not only her family history, but also the key to reclaiming her future.<br><br>--<br><br><b>'One of the great multi-generational storytellers of our time' </b>ABI DARE, author of <i>THE GIRL WITH THE LOUDING VOICE</i><br><br><b>'I'm in utter awe of Charmaine - she is the real real'</b> HARRIET CONSTABLE, author of <i>THE INSTRUMENTALIST</i><br><br><b>'Her brilliance knows no adequate words' </b>ORE AGBAJE WILLIAMS, author of <i>THE THREE OF US</i><br><b><u><br>Praise for Charmaine Wilkerson and Black Cake:<br></u></b><br><b>'Completely blew me away'</b> Red<br><br><b>'Unputdownable. Astonishing. Twists and turns so shocking they will leave your head spinning and your heart aching'</b> Grazia<br><br><b>'You can't help but fall in love with this book'</b> Stylist<br><br><b>'A novelist to watch'</b> Independent<br><br><b>'Beautiful, deeply resonant . . . A story that is as meaningful as it is delicious'</b> Taylor Jenkins Reid<br></p>