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A review by oashackelford
The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
4.0
I like Ariel Lawhons books, I just wish that they were a little less heavy. I understand that life would have been harder in a lot of ways the further back in time you go, but I feel like sometimes she gives the impression that no one had a good day, or no one had fun unless that fun led to having a family. I know that there probably isn't space in the book for the main character to just sit, or have a boring day because she wanted to keep the pace of the book moving, but again I feel like people had days off.
That being said this book is exceptionally well written, and once I got through the first few chapters I found that I was increasingly fascinated with the status that came with being a midwife. For the freedoms that it gave you alone, you would think more women would sign up for the job.
That being said this book is exceptionally well written, and once I got through the first few chapters I found that I was increasingly fascinated with the status that came with being a midwife. For the freedoms that it gave you alone, you would think more women would sign up for the job.