Plucky 18th-century midwife Martha Ballard is entangled in a brutal rape case In 'Frozen River,' Ariel Lawhon spins a propulsive historical thriller from a few basic real-life facts. 'It's a fast ...

Martha Ballard was a real midwife in the late 1700s who delivered more than 1,000 babies without ever losing a mother. Ballard kept a diary of her life and the town secrets she learned thanks to ...

The year is 1789, and a New England midwife is called to investigate a dead man pulled from the ice. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Ariel Lawhon about her novel, "The Frozen River." ...

'The Frozen River' by Ariel Lawhon is 'GMA' Book club pick for December The novel is inspired by the diaries of Martha Ballard, a renowned midwife from the 18th century, who finds herself in the ...

An 18th century midwife investigates evil doings in 'gripping' novel 'The Frozen River' FICTION: Ariel Lawhon's protagonists are women who fight against nefarious men.

Martha Ballard, a mid-wife who delivered nearly 800 babies in the Augusta region, is getting a 12 foot tall memorial. It’s located right next to a bridge in which a family member of Ballard ...

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In Ariel Lawhon’s “The Frozen River,” narrator Martha Ballard reveals how a person would navigate the river that flows through Hallowell, Maine, in the late 18th century: “T… ...

The year is 1789, and a New England midwife is called to investigate a dead man pulled from the ice. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Ariel Lawhon about her novel, "The Frozen River." ...