First Chapter Fun – Episode 345 – THE HOUSE OF EVE by Sadeqa Johnson

Listen to award-winning, bestselling crime author ⁠⁠Hank Phillippi Ryan⁠⁠ read the description and opening pages of THE HOUSE OF EVE by Sadeqa Johnson, which is available now!

About THE HOUSE OF EVE:

1950s 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. 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.

About the author:  

Sadeqa Johnson is the New York Times best-selling author of five novels. Her accolades include being the 2022 Hurston/Wright Foundation Legacy finalist, a BCALA Literary Honoree, and the Library of Virginia’s Literary People’s Choice Award winner. She is a Kimbilio Fellow and teaches in the M.F.A. program at Drexel University. Originally from Philadelphia, she currently lives near Richmond, VA with her husband and three teens.

Connect with Sadeqa:

Facebook: ⁠⁠www.facebook.com/SadeqaJohnson⁠⁠

Instagram: ⁠⁠www.instagram.com/SadeqaSays⁠⁠

Twitter: ⁠⁠www.twitter.com/SadeqaSays⁠⁠

Website: ⁠⁠www.sadeqajohnson.com⁠⁠

Meet your First Chapter Fun hosts ⁠⁠⁠Hannah Mary McKinnon⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠Hank Phillippi Ryan⁠⁠⁠ and join us for First Chapter Fun ever Tuesday, live on ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ at 12.30 p.m. ET (or catch up later on this podcast).

Stay safe. Stay kind. See you next time on First Chapter Fun!

Hank & Hannah x

Note: read with the author's and publisher's permission