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SUMMARY:Popular Fiction Book Discussion
LOCATION:Bridgewater branch\nBridgewater branch
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DESCRIPTION:This month's popular fiction title is "The Frozen River" by Ar
 iel Lawhon. This in-person book discussion will be moderated by Bridgewate
 r librarian Yvonne Selander.  .\nhttps://sclsnj.libnet.info/event/10158411
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><img src="https://sclsnj.libnet.info/image
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 " alt="" /></p>\n<p>New book discussion participants are always welcome.</
 p>\n<p>Maine\, 1789: When the Kennebec River freezes\, entombing a man in 
 the ice\, Martha Ballard is summoned to examine the body and determine cau
 se of death. As a midwife and healer\, she is privy to much of what goes o
 n behind closed doors in Hallowell. Her diary is a record of every birth a
 nd death\, crime and debacle that unfolds in the close-knit community. Mon
 ths earlier\, Martha documented the details of an alleged rape committed b
 y two of the town's most respected gentlemen - one of whom has now been fo
 und 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.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Over the course of one wint
 er\, as the trial nears\, and whispers and prejudices mount\, Martha dogge
 dly pursues the truth. Her diary soon lands at the center of the scandal\,
  implicating those she loves\, and compelling Martha to decide where her o
 wn loyalties lie.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Clever\, layered\, and subversive\, Ariel
  Lawhon's newest offering introduces an unsung heroine who refused to acce
 pt anything less than justice at a time when women were considered best se
 en and not heard. "The Frozen River" is a thrilling\, tense\, and tender s
 tory about a remarkable woman who left an unparalleled legacy yet remains 
 nearly forgotten to this day.</p>\nhttps://sclsnj.libnet.info/event/101584
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