Originally from Philadelphia, she currently lives near Richmond, Virginia. The House of Eve is engrossing, emotionally wrenching and socially astute storytelling.'-Washington Post 'A heartrending story.'-Taylor Jenkins Reid, via Goodreads 'This is a moving work of womens fiction with timely perspective on racism, colorism, and pre-Roe womens rights in the United States of the 1950s.
Sadeqa Johnson an author whose works include The House of Eve, And Then There Was Me, Second House from the Corner, Love in a Carry On Bag, and Yellow Wife. With their stories colliding in the most unexpected of ways, Ruby and Eleanor will both make decisions that shape the trajectory of their lives. But having a baby-and fitting in-is easier said than done. ‘The House of Eve’ is a triumph of historical fiction Sadeqa Johnson’s novel is an affecting and arresting exploration of young Black womanhood and motherhood in the mid-20th century Review. Eleanor hopes that a baby will make her finally feel at home in William’s family and grant her the life she’s been searching for. But William hails from one of DC’s elite wealthy Black families, and his parents don’t let just anyone into their fold. When she meets the handsome William Pride at Howard University, they fall madly in love.
But a taboo love affair threatens to pull her back down into the poverty and desperation that has been passed on to her like a birthright.Įleanor Quarles arrives in Washington, DC, with ambition and secrets. Audiobook Length: 10 hours and 27 minutesįrom the award-winning author of Yellow Wife, a daring and redemptive novel set in 1950s Philadelphia and Washington, DC, that explores what it means to be a woman and a mother, and how much one is willing to sacrifice to achieve her greatest goal.ġ950s Philadelphia: fifteen-year-old Ruby Pearsall is on track to becoming the first in her family to attend college, in spite of having a mother more interested in keeping a man than raising a daughter.
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