I finished this book this past week while in the midst of a terrible virus that had me couch bound most of the day for a week.  I enjoyed the escape to the 1700’s with Ariel Lawhon’s storytelling magic.  In The Frozen Rive, we meet a real-life heroine in this fascinating story based on the life of Midwife Martha Ballard. She was a midwife in the years following the American Revolution. The Kennebec River freezes over and leaves a man entombed in the ice. When he is found, Martha is called to investigate medically. When she rules that the man found was a murder victim, she comes against some strong opposition.  In the story that follows, we get to know Martha through her work as a midwife, her relationship with her husband of 35 years and adult children as well as her relationships with people of town.  This was an absolute gem of a historical fiction novel.  And do not miss the author’s note at the end where Ariel Lawhon describes how she came to write about Martha, the research and journal entries she used, and more.  Also, her previous novel Code Name Helene is another great read if you can’t get your hands on this one right away.  
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