And Then There Was Me: A Novel of Friendship, Secrets and Lies

Written by Sadeqa Johnson

Narrated by Robin Miles

"Through a lively, engaging performance, Miles shows the dynamic between shy and reserved Bee and her spirited childhood friend, Awilda." —AudioFile Magazine

Bea and Awilda have been best friends from the moment Awilda threw her fourteen year-old self across Bea’s twin-sized bed as if they had known each other forever. Bubbly, adventurous Awilda taught sheltered, shy Bea how to dress, wear her hair and what to do with boys. She even introduced Bea to her husband, Lonnie, in college, who pledged to take good care of her for the rest of their lives. But philanderer Lonnie breaks that promise over and over again, leaving Bea to wrestle with her self-esteem and long time secret addiction.

Recently Lonnie has plopped the family in a New Jersey upper class suburb, which lacks the diversity that Bea craves but has the school district and zip code envy that Lonnie wants. The demands of carrying a third child and fitting into this new environment while pretending that her husband is not cheating on her again, is more than she can handle. And just when she thinks things can’t get any worst, the ultimate deception snaps the little thread that was holding her life together and all comes tumbling down.

Sadeqa Johnson's And Then There Was Me is the story of love and friendship, heartache and betrayal. It’s the journey of a woman stripped down to her lowest point and needing to find the will to press on.

A Macmillan Audio production from Thomas Dunne Books

• Language: English
• Publisher: Macmillan Audio
• Release date: Dec 28, 2021
• ISBN: 9781250855176

Sadeqa Johnson

Sadeqa Johnson is the New York Times bestselling author of five novels. Her accolades include being the 2022 Hurston/Wright Foundation Legacy finalist, a BCALA Literary Honoree, and the Library of Virginia’s Literary People’s Choice Award winner. She is a Kimbilio Fellow and teaches in the MFA program at Drexel University. Originally from Philadelphia, she currently lives near Richmond, Virginia with her husband and three teens.  

Reviews for And Then There Was Me

[Tiffany Davis · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I was really loving this book but I hated the ending. I just could not imagine forgiving my best friend that easily and the ending was so abrupt.

[Torrika “Rika” Coleman · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

The narrator ruined this book for me. Inflections at the wrong part, cadence all off. Book was good,predictable, but it took longer than normal because of the narrator.

[Bianca Calloway · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Great book. Beatrice was a great character and her world intrigued me.

[Kerry Gouff · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

Wow....Shocked Sadeqa wrote something so blah as this after reading her other novels....very disappointing

[cynthia mccullough · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

This book was just ok. I would never have guessed this author wrote this book. Her other work is very different. I truly knew the ending in the first few chapters.

[Desmond Diamond · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Can’t give it 5 stars because the ending left me hanging.