About the Book

This non-fiction book tells the story of a black family facing trials and tribulations in the South, highlighting their triumphs and resilience.

It also explores the traditional calling of a black woman as a midwife, serving her community and women who could not afford to pay the white doctor in town to deliver their babies.

Family and Community

The narrative details a family that overcame the odds, making a way out of no way while farming, picking cotton, and enduring unfair treatment. Despite hardships, love and kindness prevailed within their community.

The story includes a friendship with a white family, where the midwife, my grandmother, would deliver their children as well, illustrating coexistence on the same land in harmony.

Modern Relevance

A resurgence of midwifery is taking place in the twenty-first century. This old tradition has never completely vanished, especially in third-world countries where 75% of babies are delivered by midwives.