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The House of Eve

Sadeqa Johnson

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Aug 29, 2023 Donna rated it really liked it

Shelves: mothers-and-daughters, african-american

A compelling read, The House of Eve is the story of two very different women whose life choices of love and education lead to decisions that they never anticipated. ...more

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Mar 01, 2023 Nancy rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: historical-fiction, lib-kindle, race, washington-dc

This is the story of two Black women whose very different lives become linked. Eleanor is a student from rural Ohio who is studying at Howard University. Ruby is a poor teen in a rough section of Philadelphia. Both are working toward better lives and are falling in love.

I appreciated the beautiful writing and character development. I had a more difficult time buying into the love stories. The story is based on history in the 1950’s and I found the epilogue to be quite interesting.

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