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The frozen river : a novel / Ariel Lawhon.
"A gripping historical mystery based on the real-life diary entries of Martha Ballard, an 18th-century midwife who defied the legal system and wrote herself into American history. 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 every birth and death, crime and debacle that unfolds in the close-knit community. Months earlier, Martha documented the details of an alleged rape committed by two of the town's most respected gentlemen--one of whom has now been found dead in the ice. But when a local physician undermines her conclusion, declaring the death to be an accident, Martha is forced to investigate the shocking murder on her own. Over the course of one winter, as the trial nears, and whispers and prejudices mount, Martha doggedly pursues the truth. Her diary soon lands at the center of the scandal, implicating those she loves, and compelling Martha to decide where her own loyalties lie."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780385546874
- ISBN: 0385546874
- Physical Description: 432 pages : map ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Doubleday, [2023]
- Copyright: ©2023
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- "Good Morning America book club. A GMA book club pick!"--Cover.
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- Subject:
- Ballard, Martha, 1735-1812 > Fiction.
Midwives > Maine > Fiction.
Murder > Investigation > Maine > Fiction.
Diaries > Fiction.
Kennebec River Valley (Me.) > Social life and customs > 18th century > Fiction.
Homicide > Fiction. - Genre:
- Historical fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction.
Historical fiction.
Biographical fiction.
Novels.
Available copies
- 4 of 85 copies available at Westchester Library System.
Holds
- 60 current holds with 85 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Chappaqua Library | FICTION LAWHON (Text) | 31005154375358 | New Fiction | In transit | - |
| Chappaqua Library | FICTION LAWHON (Text) | 31005154389169 | Express Item | Available | - |
| Croton Free Library | FICTION/LAWHON (Text) | 31006151956638 | Fiction | Checked out | 07/30/2025 |
| Dobbs Ferry Public Library | LAWHORN (Text) | 31007151476379 | Fiction | Checked out | 07/15/2025 |
| Eastchester Public Library | FICTION LAWHON (Text) | 31008152583510 | New Fiction | In transit | - |
| Eastchester Public Library | FICTION LAWHON (Text) | 31008152584286 | Express Item | Checked out | 07/17/2025 |
| Eastchester Public Library | FICTION LAWHON (Text) | 31008152702060 | Fiction | Checked out | 07/12/2025 |
| Eastchester Public Library | FICTION LAWHON (Text) | 31008152702136 | Fiction | Checked out | 07/28/2025 |
| Greenburgh Public Library | LAWHON (Text) | 31009154782944 | Fiction | Checked out | 08/01/2025 |
| Greenburgh Public Library | LAWHON (Text) | 31009155057643 | Available In Storage | Checked out | 07/31/2025 |