Everything you need to understand or teach The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson.
In the historical fiction novel The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson, Johnson tells the story of two very different women tied together by love and ambition. Ruby was seventeen when she became pregnant, an unintended pregnancy that could destroy her chances for college and a better future. When newly married Eleanor miscarried for the third time, her doctor warned her that it would be too risky for her to try another pregnancy. Themes in the novel include true love, shades of racism, and the dilemma of unwed pregnancy in the early 20th century.