num_pages: 384
description: From the award-winning author of Yellow Wife a daring and redemptive novel 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 in spite of 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 DCs elite wealthy Black families and his parents dont let just anyone into their fold. Eleanor hopes that a baby will make her finally feel at home in Williams family and grant her the life shes been searching for. But having a babyand fitting inis 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.
language: English
title: The House of Eve
publisher: Simon & Schuster