EPISODE · Feb 7, 2023 · 3 MIN
The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson
from Download New Full Audiobooks in Fiction, Contemporary Women · host mramirez
Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/601103 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The House of Eve Author: Sadeqa Johnson Narrator: Ariel Blake, Nicole Lewis, Sadeqa Johnson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 37 minutes Release date: February 7, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.44 of Total 187 Ratings of Narrator: 4.82 of Total 67 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: “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.
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/601103 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The House of Eve Author: Sadeqa Johnson Narrator: Ariel Blake, Nicole Lewis, Sadeqa Johnson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 37 minutes Release date: February 7, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.44 of Total 187 Ratings of Narrator: 4.82 of Total 67 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: “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.
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