JANUARY 2022 - AudioFile
Narrator Robin Miles delivers this upbeat novel based on a lifelong friendship between two African-America women, Bee and Awilda. Through a lively, engaging performance, Miles shows the dynamic between shy and reserved Bee and her spirited childhood friend, Awilda. Miles uses an array of performance techniques to create the very different personas of the two women, who have known each other since they were teens. Listeners will be drawn into their modern dilemmas of how to have it all while juggling familial and personal ambitions. Miles keeps listeners waiting to see what will happen next as Bee discovers her husband's latest infidelity. M.R. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine
From the Publisher
Advance praise for And Then There Was Me:
"And Then There Was Me is a well-written, thought-provoking novel that many women will relate to." —Kimberla Lawson Roby, New York Times bestselling author of Copycat
"Bea seems to have it all: the husband, the two kids, and the new house in a chichi suburb. Only problem is, Bea feels like an outcast, being biracial in her new neighborhood, and her husband is cheating on her. Again. She has her childhood best friend, Awilda, for support, but when the unthinkable happens, she finds herself with nowhere to turn. And Then There Was Me is a thought-provoking novel about marriage, parenthood, and friendship." —PopSugar, 26 Brilliant Books You Should Read This Spring
Praise for Second House From the Corner:
"So good." —Jennifer Weiner, #1 New York Times best-selling author
"I loved Second House from the Corner." —23 Books You Should Read This Winter, Brenda Janowitz, PopSugar
"Johnson is a skilled storyteller with a breezy style." —Booklist
"Rich with complex characters...The first-person narrative reads like a warm conversation, and the pace stays sharp and steady." —Romantic Times
"[An] excellent novel." —NJ.com
"I loved the characters that Sadeqa Johnson created...The author outdid herself with this book and I can't wait to see what she puts out next." —Read in Colour (4 stars)
“Felicia is a protagonist that you’ll laugh with and cry for.” —Pride
"A captivating tale to savor about a woman whose buried past threatens her picture perfect family life. Felicia is a wonderfully flawed, compelling main character, one who has stayed with me long after I finished the book. A winning novel from a writer to watch." —Benilde Little, bestselling author
JANUARY 2022 - AudioFile
Narrator Robin Miles delivers this upbeat novel based on a lifelong friendship between two African-America women, Bee and Awilda. Through a lively, engaging performance, Miles shows the dynamic between shy and reserved Bee and her spirited childhood friend, Awilda. Miles uses an array of performance techniques to create the very different personas of the two women, who have known each other since they were teens. Listeners will be drawn into their modern dilemmas of how to have it all while juggling familial and personal ambitions. Miles keeps listeners waiting to see what will happen next as Bee discovers her husband's latest infidelity. M.R. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine
Kirkus Reviews
2017-01-23
A woman tries to keep herself together while struggling with an unfaithful husband and an eating disorder.From the outside looking in, Bea's life seems perfect. She lives in an upscale New Jersey suburb with a great school district for her two children. Her husband, Lonnie, is handsome and a good provider. She seems to have everything—but Bea, with her Dominican and African-American heritage, always feels like an outsider in her mostly white suburb. She's also hiding some secrets. Her husband is a serial cheater, and he has a son with a former mistress in Miami. Bea struggles with bulimia, and her disease is triggered by Lonnie's repeated infidelity. Bea is pregnant, acting as a surrogate for Lonnie's cousin, so she tries to avoid binging and purging for the sake of the baby, but as her marriage crumbles she finds it harder to resist. Bea feels pressure to keep everything together for her family, but how long can she deal with her husband's cheating? Through it all, Bea leans on her best friend, Awilda—but when Awilda betrays her, Bea is forced to make some big changes. Bea faces so many challenges at the same time—bulimia, infidelity, broken friendships, and surrogacy—that it can be hard to keep track of the plot. However, readers will relate to Bea's response to adversity and cheer as she fights against her self-harming behavior. A story of one woman's journey toward the life she deserves, with plenty of satisfying and surprising twists along the way.
