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SUMMARY:Novel Conversations Book Group
DESCRIPTION:In June 2026\, the group will be meeting to discuss Frozen 
 River by Ariel Lawhon\n\n"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."\n\nCopies of the book are available at the Main Library's circulation 
 desk.\n\nNew members are always welcome! This group meets in-person at the 
 Main Library downstairs in the Conference Room.
LOCATION:Conference Room
ORGANIZER;CN="Jill Kenny":MAILTO:jkenny@chelmsfordlibrary.org
CATEGORIES:Adult, Literature & Learning
CONTACT;CN="Jill Kenny":MAILTO:jkenny@chelmsfordlibrary.org
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