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\n\nMaine\, 1789: When the Kennebec River freezes\, entom bing 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 ra pe committed by two of the town's most respected gentlemen--one of whom ha s now been found dead in the ice. But when a local physician undermines he r conclusion\, declaring the death to be an accident\, Martha is forced to investigate the shocking murder on her own. \;
\nOver the cours e 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 decid e where her own loyalties lie. \;
\nClever\, layered\, and subve rsive\, Ariel Lawhon's newest offering introduces an unsung heroine who re fused to accept anything less than justice at a time when women were consi dered best seen and not heard. \;The Frozen River \;is a thrilling \, tense\, and tender story about a remarkable woman who left an unparalle led legacy yet remains nearly forgotten to this day.
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