Charmaine Wilkerson is quickly becoming a must-read author for me. I loved Black Cake and her new novel is equally as good. The book follows the journey of a clay jar that was made by an enslaved potter in South Carolina. The jar stays with the African American family for decades and sees their escape to freedom and the prosperity of future generations. But there are tragic consequences for the family when, over time, the jar becomes a valuable artifact.
Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson, (List Price: $30, Ballantine Books, 9780593358368, January 2025)
Reviewed by Kathy Clemmons, Sundog Books in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida