Reply To: What did you think of “The Frozen River” and why?

Downloaded the free sample on my Kindle, thinking that if I didn’t like it, nothing lost. Well, I found myself staying up until the wee hours still reading. I almost forgot that Martha was looking for a murderer, so engrossed was I in the characters and the intimacy of their relationships- Martha and Ephraim, Martha and her children, especially her sons, Martha and the women she assists in childbirth and the women who help her, Martha and Mr. Coleman, Martha and Sam and Martha and Rebecca Foster.

After reading “The Frozen River,” I am now reading “The Midwife’s Tale.” It is also fascinating and engrossing but serves to show just how much Ariel Lawhon developed complex and relatable characters and a riveting story from Martha’s diary.

I am looking forward to every one of the discussion questions and the different perspectives every comment provides.