The House of Eve

What if the one thing you desire most is the very thing society says you can't have? In 1950s America, two young Black women—one a brilliant student, the other a desperate wife—discover their dreams of a family and a future are on a collision course, forcing them to make impossible choices. Uncover the heartbreaking secrets and societal pressures that bind them together. You'll follow Ruby, who risks her scholarship for a forbidden love, and Eleanor, who will do anything to have a child. Their intertwining stories reveal the devastating cost of ambition, love, and sacrifice in a world determined to hold them back.

Sadeqa Johnson is the award-winning author of four novels and a proud member of the Tall Poppy Writers, with her work earning praise from Reese Witherspoon and O, The Oprah Magazine. A former public relations manager who worked with authors like J.K. Rowling, she now uses her deep love of history and storytelling to give voice to women from the past. Her own experiences as a mother and her meticulous research into the unsung histories of Black women directly inspired the powerful narrative of The House of Eve.