In a family of midwives some secrets are too big to keep hidden. Neva Bradley a third-generation midwife is determined to keep the details surrounding her own pregnancy - including the identity of the baby's father - hidden from her family and co-workers for as long as possible. Her mother Grace cannot let this secret rest even while her own life begins to crumble around her. For Floss Neva's grandmother and a retired midwife Neva's situation thrusts her back 60 years in time to a secret that eerily mirrors her granddaughter's - a secret which if revealed will have life-changing consequences for them all.