A gripping historical mystery based on the real-life diary entries of Martha Ballard\, an 18th-century midwife who d efied the legal system and wrote herself into American history.
\nMa ine\, 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 goe s on behind closed doors in Hallowell. Her diary is a record of every birt h and death\, crime and debacle that unfolds in the close-knit community.< /p>\n
Months earlier\, Martha documented the details of an alleged rape committed by two of the town's most respected gentlemen--one of whom has n ow been found dead in the ice. But when a local physician undermines her c onclusion\, declaring the death to be an accident\, Martha is forced to in vestigate the shocking murder on her own.
\nOver the course of one w inter\, as the trial nears\, and whispers and prejudices mount\, Martha do ggedly pursues the truth. Her diary soon lands at the center of the scanda l\, implicating those she loves\, and compelling Martha to decide where he r own loyalties lie.
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