SUMMARY
The story takes place during the colonial period in Latin America, a time of injustice and deep social differences, when people lived under the control of the nobility, and everybody, rich and poor, under the dark shadow of the Inquisition.
Maria Hipólita Díaz lives with her grandmother, Mrs. Carlota, in the town of Santa Rita, [...]

SUMMARY
A terrible tragedy puts an end to a group of friends’ trip. Maria hears a shot, finds her friend Patricia dead and, in her despair, unwisely picks up the gun. Maria is blamed for the murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. Her husband, Esteban, an important businessman, doesn’t believe in her innocence; he divorces [...]