AUC Book Club
We meet on the third Tuesday of the month from September to June.
Pictures - Members of the Book Club enjoyed their meeting on September 18 at the home of Linda Kuhn and friends.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tuesday January 21
7 pm
On Zoom (scroll down to bottom of page for Zoom link)
The Frozen River
Ariel Lawhon
A gripping historical mystery inspired by the life and diary of Martha Ballard, a renowned 18th-century midwife who defied the legal system and wrote herself into American history.
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.
Clever, layered, and subversive, Ariel Lawhon’s newest offering introduces an unsung heroine who refused to accept anything less than justice at a time when women were considered best seen and not heard. The Frozen River is a thrilling, tense, and tender story about a remarkable woman who left an unparalleled legacy yet remains nearly forgotten to this day.
AUC Book Club List 2024-2025
AUC Book Club List 2023-2024
AUC is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: AUC Book Club
Time: Jan 21, 2025 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Every month on the Third Tue, 3 occurrence(s)
Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system.
Monthly: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/tZEvde6vpjgqE9RzXr2VhoKSzltyTF_lt25H/ics?icsToken=DA85qhSOniM42FSxOgAALAAAAG2hOyDN0Y-n9BXmk7K_XIctcFn8m5R50cF3HmwLubYgEdOEcWuF_5q1DdSu3rXGQveU8ZcHqXdCMYtiezAwMDAwMQ&meetingMasterEventId=1rOtulB2RDKsRZOvWFPzbg
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85227783090
Meeting ID: 852 2778 3090
---
One tap mobile
+17789072071,,85227783090# Canada
+17806660144,,85227783090# Canada
---
Dial by your location
• +1 778 907 2071 Canada
• +1 780 666 0144 Canada
• +1 204 272 7920 Canada
• +1 438 809 7799 Canada
• +1 587 328 1099 Canada
• +1 647 374 4685 Canada
• +1 647 558 0588 Canada
• +1 669 444 9171 US
• +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)
• +1 689 278 1000 US
• +1 719 359 4580 US
• +1 929 205 6099 US (New York)
• +1 253 205 0468 US
• +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
• +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)
• +1 305 224 1968 US
• +1 309 205 3325 US
• +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
• +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
• +1 360 209 5623 US
• +1 386 347 5053 US
• +1 507 473 4847 US
• +1 564 217 2000 US
• +1 646 931 3860 US
Meeting ID: 852 2778 3090
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcpsfnbPXu
