Please join us for a discussion of "The House of Eve" by Sadeqa Johnson.
Book Summary: Set in 1950s Philadelphia, fifteen-year-old Ruby Pearsall is on track to becoming the first in her family to attend college, despite 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. When Ruby and Eleanor’s stories colide in the most unexpected of ways, they will both make decisions that shape the trajectory of their lives.
Limited copies of the title are available 30 days prior to the discussion.
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