Please join us on Tuesday, January 28 at 7:00 p.m. central time for our book blub discussion of FROZEN RIVER: A NOVEL by Ariel Lawhon.

We host our Book Club discussions via Zoom. However, all you need to participate is a telephone!

If you have a land line, we will provide a telephone number for accessing the Book Club.

If you have a smart phone, we will email an easy “one click” number you can use to join the discussion.

We will also email a Zoom invitation to those who prefer to use a computer.

Patrons who register for the discussion will receive this information a week before the Book Club meeting.

To register for our January 2025 Book Club discussion, contact the Texas Talking Book Program at 1-800-252-9605 or tbp.ral@tsl.texas.gov.

If you prefer, you can also self-register via this Zoom registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85393198029

FROZEN RIVER is available by mail as a digital cartridge and is also available to download on BARD.

FROZEN RIVER: A NOVEL by Ariel Lawhon

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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.

We’re looking forward to having you join us on Tuesday, January 28.