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Historical FictionThe Frozen River
Did anyone else read this?
It's historical fiction that follows a midwife in Maine in the late 1700s. It is based on her diary but fictionalized (the author's note goes into how much). Very strong radfem themes.
It was quite a bit of a slog to get through at times, but the ending was incredibly gratifying.
I really enjoyed this! The radfem themes were such a breath of fresh air and I cheered at the ending haha.
I haven't but this sounds really interesting. I suppose by 'bit of a slog' you mean that it veers into tedious detail?
Yeah, it gets a little tedious in the middle. It also takes place in winter (in Maine!) and you just sort of feel that viscerally in the writing.
The nonfiction book about the real midwife, based on her diary, is A Midwife’s Tale by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich. My mother and I read it and loved it.