Eleanor’s Comments (group member since Nov 07, 2014)

Eleanor’s comments from the Net Work Book Club group.

Hello, everyone! My debut historical novel, A Decent Woman, set in colonial Puerto Rico, was published February 20, 2015. It is available on Amazon, paperback and Kindle, and Barnes and Noble in NOOK, and I'm a member of Historical Novel Society. Thank you!

Here is the synopsis:

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. 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. 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.

Serafina is a respectable young widow with two small children, who marries an older wealthy merchant from a distinguished family. 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.

Set against the combustive backdrop of a chauvinistic society, where women are treated as possessions, A Decent Woman is the provocative story of these two women as they battle for their dignity and for love against the pain of betrayal and social change.

Just finished the superb HF debut novel, The Embroiderer by Kathryn Gauci. It's a family saga, and incredibly fast-paced; a real page turner. I very much enjoyed it.