COA Book Club

Library : Sherborn Library

Location : Trustees' Conference Room Sherborn Library , 4 Sanger St. , Sherborn , MA, 01770

Start : Tuesday 17th of June 2025 11:00 AM

End : Tuesday 17th of June 2025 12:00 PM

Description :

The Sherborn Book Group meets on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 11:00. We meet at the Sherborn Public Library. All are welcome to join the group. Please let us know if you would like to be added to the list of attendees by emailing coadirector@sherbornma.org or by calling 508-651-7858. We always welcome new readers. June Selection: Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon 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 [censored] 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.   sherbornma.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/coa-book-club-19/