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The House of Eve

by Sadeqa Johnson

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Book of the Day, NPR · February 15, 2023

'The House of Eve' explores Black motherhood and associated stigma in the 1950s

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A novel set in the 1950s following two young Black women, Eleanor and Ruby, as they navigate the shame and secrecy surrounding pregnancy and adoption, while confronting misogynoir and the complicated realities of Black motherhood.

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