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Good Dirt
Good Dirt | Charmaine Wilkerson
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The daughter of an affluent Black family pieces together the connection between a childhood tragedy and a beloved heirloom in this moving novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Black Cake, a Read with Jenna Book Club Pick When ten-year-old Ebby Freeman heard the gunshot, time stopped. And when she saw her brother, Baz, lying on the floor surrounded by the shattered pieces of a centuries-old jar, life as Ebby knew it shattered as well. The crime was never solved--and because the Freemans were one of the only Black families in a particularly well-to-do enclave of New England--the case has had an enduring, voyeuristic pull for the public. The last thing the Freemans want is another media frenzy splashing their family across the papers, but when Ebby's high profile romance falls apart without any explanation, that's exactly what they get. So Ebby flees to France, only for her past to follow her there. And as she tries to process what's happened, she begins to think about the other loss her family suffered on that day eighteen years ago--the stoneware jar that had been in their family for generations, brought North by an enslaved ancestor. But little does she know that the handcrafted piece of pottery held more than just her family's history--it might also hold the key to unlocking her own future. In this sweeping, evocative novel, Charmaine Wilkerson brings to life a multi-generational epic that examines how the past informs our present.
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vlwelser
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I loved this quite a lot. Black Cake was better but that was going to be hard to outdo.

#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

Pub date is 1/25/25
#ARC #Netgalley

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2d
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ErikasMindfulShelf
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Look out for this one on January 28.
If you liked Black Cake, you‘ll like this one as well!
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the advance copy.

Amor4Libros So good to see your review, I have this one and now I really want to read it! I loved Black Cake, too 😊 2mo
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Amor4Libros
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I should just give up trying to improve my #NetGalley percentage 😅

Just got sent this ARC and I‘m so excited. I loved Black Cake ❤️

Also, this cover is stunning!

kelli7990 I‘m still trying to improve my Netgalley percentage even though I‘ve had a lot of ARCs sent to me. I think I‘m going to have to finish a lot of the ARCs that get sent to me instead of bailing on them. I know that I‘ll finish the ARC I‘m reading right now but I don‘t know about the next ARC that I have to read. 3mo
Amor4Libros I only have 3 ARCs for August and I‘ve already read 1. I‘m trying to read as much of my backlist as I can, and trying to not request much! Good luck to us! 😅 @kelli7990 3mo
ErikasMindfulShelf I keep telling myself not to request anymore but then something interesting shows up. I‘ll never be able to improve my percentage. 😂 3mo
Amor4Libros @ErikasMindfulShelf Right?! It‘s never-ending! 🤣 3mo
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