In the cold of night, she tends to the women. In the light of day, she delivers them justice. 'Lawhon works storytelling magic with a real-life heroine' People Magazine ‘The narrator of Ariel Lawhon’s The Frozen River is another stalwart heroine’ The New York Times 'Compelling ... A most uncozy mystery' NPR Maine, 1789: When the Kennebec River freezes, entombing a man in the ice, Martha Ballard is summoned to examine the body and determine cause of death. As a midwife and healer, she is privy to much of what goes on behind closed doors in Hallowell. Her diary is a record of...
In the cold of night, she tends to the women. In the light of day, she delivers them justice. 'Lawhon works storytelling magic with a real-life her...