The daughter of a wealthy Black family, Ebby Freeman accidentally turns the headlines to herself during a failed wedding. Now the press is rehashing the death of her brother twenty years earlier in a home invasion. Fleeing to France, Ebby begins looking into her family history and researching a heirloom stoneware jar that was destroyed in that same home invasion. Will Ebby's family's past be the thing that sets her free in this multigenerational family drama from the author of Black Cake.

Although I loved Charmaine Wilkerson's debut, I had mixed feelings about Good Dirt. Much of the book was extremely slow and dragged in a lot of ways. Yet, at times the writing was powerfully beautiful. I loved the connection between the family's past and the history behind the jar. However, instead of focusing on Ebony's relationship with her parents and grandparents, Good Dirt spent most of its time on how PTSD affected her romantic relationship. In all, I would say Good Dirt is a beautiful book that's rough around the edges.