The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
"A gripping historical mystery inspired by the life and diary of Martha Ballard, a renowned 18th-century midwife who defied the legal system and wrote herself into American history." -- publisher's blurb
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
"A gripping historical mystery inspired by the life and diary of Martha Ballard, a renowned 18th-century midwife who defied the legal system and wrote herself into American history." -- publisher's blurb
This was not a book that jumped out at me as something I would be interested in, but it was fabulous! Lawhon brings her readers into the mind of Martha Ballard which is a fascinating place to be. The story includes a lot of hard things, but the narrator is a very practical and sensible woman who's matter-of-fact dealing with what is put in front of her keeps the book from being too harrowing to read. I loved the ending!
This book counts toward the 2024 Historical Fiction reading challenge.
No comments:
Post a Comment
Thanks for sharing your thoughts!