Sadeqa Johnson

A new novel, Keeper of Lost Children, from bestselling author Sadeqa Johnson, follows three interconnected lives shaped by love, sacrifice, and identity across post–World War II Germany and 1960s America. Ethel Gathers, the wife of an American officer, becomes determined to help abandoned mixed-race children born to German women and Black American soldiers find homes. Meanwhile, Black GI Ozzie Phillips falls in love with a German woman while stationed overseas, and years later, teenager Sophia Clark uncovers a shocking secret about her past that sends her searching for the truth about who she is. Together, their stories reveal the lasting impact of one woman’s compassion across generations.

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