The House of Eve (Unabridged)
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4.6 • 240 Ratings
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- $14.99
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
“Amazing…I was completely surprised by the ending of this beautifully told and written book.” —Reese Witherspoon
“A triumph of historical fiction” (The Washington Post), an instant New York Times bestseller, and a Reese’s Book Club pick, 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.
1950s Philadelphia: fifteen-year-old Ruby Pearsall is on track to becoming the first in her family to attend college. 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.
Eleanor Quarles arrives in Washington, DC, with ambition and secrets. When she meets the handsome William Pride at Howard University, they fall madly in love. But William hails from one of DC’s elite wealthy Black families, and his parents don’t let just anyone into their fold. 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 having a baby—and fitting in—is easier said than done.
With their stories colliding in the most unexpected of ways, Ruby and Eleanor will both make decisions that shape the trajectory of their lives.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
This captivating historical romance set in the ’40s and ’50s doesn’t shy away from thorny questions of race and class. Ruby is a young Black woman on track to be the first in her family to go to college—despite her unsupportive mother and mom’s lecherous boyfriend. Meanwhile, working-class Eleanor feels out of place at a prestigious historically Black university, where she embarks on a relationship with doctor-to-be William. Sadeqa Johnson artfully unfolds her heroines’ parallel stories and narrators Ariel Blake and Nicole Lewis give us a window into the emotional turmoil the two women face as they navigate their education and romantic lives. Johnson also paints a vivid portrait of Black community life in this era. If you love an underdog or coming-of-age story, The House of Eve is for you.
Customer Reviews
Excellent!
I could not put it down …I would I could not put it down, I would spend weekend days listening for hours the tale was riveting ,the characters so real.. you felt like you were right there in the story with the characters. excellent.
A rose grew from concrete …
There were parts of me that grew alongside these evolving characters. I recognized the untold stories of so many people in my community and began to wonder how life events had transformed them. There were times that the trauma felt too close and I had to hit pause and step away. But the readers (Ariel and Nicole) were so brilliant in their storytelling that I had to return. A beautiful story wonderfully told. Thank you.
Amazing
Exhilarating and exceptional