![]() A crime against Serafina during her last pregnancy forever bonds her to Ana in an ill-conceived plan to avoid a scandal and preserve Serafina's honor. Serafina is a respectable young widow with two small children, who marries an older, wealthy merchant from a distinguished family. Pitted against the parish priest, Padre Vicénte, and young Doctór Héctor Rivera, Ana must battle to preserve her twenty-five year career as the only midwife in La Playa. After testifying at an infanticide trial, Ana is forced to reveal a dark secret from her past, but continues to hide an even more sinister one. Language eng Summary Ponce, Puerto Rico, at the turn of the century: Ana Belén Opaku, an Afro-Cuban born into slavery, is a proud midwife with a tempestuous past. ![]() ![]() ![]() Label A decent woman Title A decent woman Statement of responsibility Eleanor Parker Sapia Creator ![]()
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