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A review by stephsbooktalk
The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
5.0
Thank you so much to PRH Audio for the complimentary audio of this!
"I will never understand why men think that women work so hard to destroy them. In my experience it is usually the opposite."
There has been so much about this book out there and everything you may have read is true. This is such a wonderful book! I had already wanted to read this one but the extra push came when it was selected as a book club pick.
I am trying to focus on reading more historical fiction and I recommend this to anyone who wants to try to get into HF. This took place during the late 1700s, the struggles of being a woman and in the midst of all this there is also a trial and a murder.
The author did such a great job with painting a picture of this small town and the folks that are in it. Martha was the baddest woman I have come across in awhile. She is a real life hero who helps all the women in the town with their labors (which happens very often) and is so smart. I cannot imagine doing what she was doing during that time, with no modern medicine or any sort of technology. Majority of the men in this book (with the exception of Ephraim & her sons) were all absolutely horrible!!!!! I cannot imagine living during this time and makes me thankful in so many ways.
I do not want to talk about everything that happened in this book but I just loved it so much. And when you read this please make sure you read the author note as it has some valuable information pertaining to her writing the book and the history of the characters.
I paired my reading with the audio and Jane Oppenheimer was a brilliant narrator. I absolutely loved listening to her read and thought she was the perfect Martha. I think this would be a wonderful read without the audio, only the audio or even better with the pairing of the two.
I am looking forward to discussing this book with my book club friends!
If you do decide to read this, please make sure you review the content warnings as this has some pretty heavy topics.
Memorable Quotes:
"Every laboring woman suspects that she is, in fact, moments away from death. This is normal. And it does not offend me. A woman is never more vulnerbale than while in labor. Nor is she ever stronger."
"This knowledge is both a relief and a sadness - I have brought nine children into this world, after all, and only six are still living. Like all mothers, I have long since mastered the art of nursing joy at one breast and grief at the other."
"I did not take you for the kind of woman who would punish the innocent for the sins of the guilty."
"What your mother does not understand is that there are some losses in this life that we do not live long enough to fully grieve. And I'll not give her another one."
"I will never understand why men think that women work so hard to destroy them. In my experience it is usually the opposite."
There has been so much about this book out there and everything you may have read is true. This is such a wonderful book! I had already wanted to read this one but the extra push came when it was selected as a book club pick.
I am trying to focus on reading more historical fiction and I recommend this to anyone who wants to try to get into HF. This took place during the late 1700s, the struggles of being a woman and in the midst of all this there is also a trial and a murder.
The author did such a great job with painting a picture of this small town and the folks that are in it. Martha was the baddest woman I have come across in awhile. She is a real life hero who helps all the women in the town with their labors (which happens very often) and is so smart. I cannot imagine doing what she was doing during that time, with no modern medicine or any sort of technology. Majority of the men in this book (with the exception of Ephraim & her sons) were all absolutely horrible!!!!! I cannot imagine living during this time and makes me thankful in so many ways.
I do not want to talk about everything that happened in this book but I just loved it so much. And when you read this please make sure you read the author note as it has some valuable information pertaining to her writing the book and the history of the characters.
I paired my reading with the audio and Jane Oppenheimer was a brilliant narrator. I absolutely loved listening to her read and thought she was the perfect Martha. I think this would be a wonderful read without the audio, only the audio or even better with the pairing of the two.
I am looking forward to discussing this book with my book club friends!
If you do decide to read this, please make sure you review the content warnings as this has some pretty heavy topics.
Memorable Quotes:
"Every laboring woman suspects that she is, in fact, moments away from death. This is normal. And it does not offend me. A woman is never more vulnerbale than while in labor. Nor is she ever stronger."
"This knowledge is both a relief and a sadness - I have brought nine children into this world, after all, and only six are still living. Like all mothers, I have long since mastered the art of nursing joy at one breast and grief at the other."
"I did not take you for the kind of woman who would punish the innocent for the sins of the guilty."
"What your mother does not understand is that there are some losses in this life that we do not live long enough to fully grieve. And I'll not give her another one."