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The Frozen River: A Novel | Ariel Lawhon

My favourite reads for the year. All wonderful books. A combination of classics, crime, Australian fiction, Irish literature and Booker shortlisters. Hope you have a wonderful Christmas and find a book under your tree.
May you have a peaceful 2026 ❤️

Ruthiella Nice mix of genre! Happy holidays! ❤️ 1w

LeeRHarry Merry Christmas! 🎄 1w

BarbaraBB Fire and Wild Dark Shore will be on my list too! 1w

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AmyG I‘ve read a bunch of these….wonderful books. Wild Dark Shore was my favorite. 7d

Freespirit Thanks @Ruthiella I hope you a have a lovely Christmas and a peaceful 2026 ❤️ 5d

Freespirit Merry Christmas Lee. I hope you have a lovely break over Christmas! @LeeRHarry 5d

Freespirit Both brilliant books @BarbaraBB Have a lovely Christmas 5d

Freespirit Have a lovely Christmas Amy @AmyG 5d

BarbaraBB Thanks! You too! 5d

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Midwives: A Novel | Chris Bohjalian

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Midwifery fascinates me, especially in older historical periods. I‘m also a fan of the series Call the Midwife. This book is slow burn but written very well. On an impossible winter night in Vermont, conditions are set that just happen to align for an unknowingly risky home birth. When the town midwife makes the best decision she knows, her life turns upside down. Here is a modern story of an old patriarchal ploy: controlling women‘s bodies.

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Writeme

The Frozen River: A Novel | Ariel Lawhon

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I‘m not a fan of historical fiction generally, but this book is excellent! I was hooked from the start and enthralled all the way to the end. It‘s an intimate look at the state of being female in the 1700‘s in America. Powerful and well written.

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mcctrish

Frozen River | Ariel Lawhon

The Botanical Garden is finished so now it‘s time for Santa

AmyG Santa! 2w

mcctrish @AmyG I love him so much 2w

TheBookHippie Awe!!! He‘s cute. 2w

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mcctrish @TheBookHippie he‘s going to fit in with my Santa collection so nicely 2w

TheBookHippie @mcctrish yay!!! 2w

5feet.of.fury So fun! 2w

BookishMarginalia Yey! 2w

mcctrish @5feet.of.fury @BookishMarginalia feeling more festive now 😊 2w

AnnCrystal
👏🏼🎅🏻👍🏼🧩💚🤍❤️. 2w

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mcctrish

Frozen River | Ariel Lawhon

Almost done the Botanical Gardens 🎉 Frozen River is soooo good! Thank god for feisty women!

WanderingBookaneer I‘m working on the Sherlock Holmes book nook. 3w

ImperfectCJ Your LEGO posts always make me wish I had more display space so I could justify buying myself more sets. 3w

kspenmoll You accomplished this! Amazing & so beautiful! The book was wonderful! 3w

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mcctrish @wanderinglynn oh that‘s a great one!!! I hope they make more book sets 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 3w

mcctrish @ImperfectCJ it is a concern!!! I am not sure where this is going hence dragging my feet to finish 😆😆 3w

mcctrish @kspenmoll I have angry words for men in this book!!!!! 3w

dabbe W😍W! ♥️💙💚 3w

Bette So cool. ❤️ 2w

AnnCrystal
🧩👏🏼W🤩W🤩W🤩W👍🏼. (edited) 2w

wanderinglynn @WanderingBookaneer I have that one too! I love the literary Lego sets. 2w

wanderinglynn Looks like a fun set. I love the little flower legos. 🌼 2w

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Susanita

The Frozen River: A Novel | Ariel Lawhon

Just thinking about this book makes me cold! #sundayfunday

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mom2bugnbee This was my choice as well! 3w

BookmarkTavern I‘ve got this one on my TBR! Thanks for posting! 3w

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Sharpeipup

Frozen River | Ariel Lawhon

#AuldLangSpine Match is @kspenmoll

Kudos to @monalyisha as I have not read anything on the list but the top book is high on my TBR. Guess this is my sign to finally read it!

monalyisha I *need* to read Memorial Days. I finally put it on hold after sending all these lists out. 🖤 3w

monalyisha I also appreciate the full circle quality of your list, beginning & ending with “frozen.” 🥶 3w

Lesliereadsalot North Woods and Wild Dark Shore are two terrific books! 3w

Texreader I‘ve only read Wild Dark Shore. It made my list too. It‘s awesome. 3w

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ChrisBohjalian

Midwives: A Novel | Chris Bohjalian

Holiday shopping today? Well, if you want to give someone one of my novels with a personal inscription, simply visit in-person or online or call the Vermont Book Shop (802 388-2061) in Middlebury, VT or Phoenix Books in Burlington, VT (802 448-3350). They ship and my penmanship is fantastic. Thanks, friends!

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ChaoticMissAdventures

The Frozen River: A Novel | Ariel Lawhon

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@bookspin @TheAromaofBooks

I liked this, not as much as I have seen others here but it was a well paced, keep you reading ride. I have a fear of pregnancy and birth so midwife takes are not my go to but I liked how the story really revolves around the community and centers on a murder.
I thought it was fascinating that our MC has an adult son she doesn't really seem to like,in a time of raise them correctly they will molded the way you intend.👇

ChaoticMissAdventures I thought there was some disjointedness with the story telling, Dr Fosters arrival and that offshoot of the story felt a bit tacked on and incomplete to me. I also occasionally struggled remembering who was who. But overall I found this to be quick paced and engrossing 1mo

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1mo

Leftcoastzen 😻👏 1mo

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JulietteReadsALot

Frozen River | Ariel Lawhon

Good reading month ;)
I just put on hold a very high number of books at my local library... So my November reading should also be interesting!
Definitely recommend the three books 📚 pictured.

Wish you all a lovely reading month 💟

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