Sadeqa Johnson is the New York Times Bestselling author of six award-winning novels, including Yellow Wife and The House of Eve. In today’s episode, Annmarie and Sadeqa discuss her latest novel, Keeper of Lost Children, and how one American woman’s vision in post WWII Germany changed the course of countless lives.

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Titles by Sadeqa Johson 

Keeper of Lost Children

Yellow Wife

The House of Eve

Second House from the Corner

And Then There Was Me

Additional Titles Mentioned in This Episode 

Broken Country, by Clare Leslie Hall

Harlem Rhapsody, by Victoria Christopher Murray

Follow Sadeqa Johnson:

Facebook: @SadeqaJohnson

Instagram: @sadeqasays

TikTok: @sadeqasays

www.sadeqa.net

**Writing Workshops: 

If you liked this conversation and are interested in writing together, please consider the opportunities below. 

For women interested in an online Saturday morning writing circle, you can sign up here. 

For anyone interested in a memoir writing class, you can sign up here.

And if you’re looking to write and learn with Sadeqa, she’s hosting a writing retreat in Arcachon, France this April. You can sign up here.

And if you’d like to travel with Annmarie is leading a writing workshop in Paris this June.

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