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This was our April 2024 bookclub selection. The story was of a midwife who lived and worked in the 1700s. Parts of the novel were action packed. It contained a murder and a mystery. Learning about the legal system in its infancy was enlightening. People (mostly men) got away with a lot back then. I particularly enjoyed the authors note at the end. I like hearing how she developed her story. I‘m glad that my bookclub recommended this book.

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The Frozen River was my favorite read from March 24 - 31.

@Bookwormjillk thanks for the invite @Eggs 1) Sharon Garlough Brown, Jocelyn Green, Kate Quinn. 2) The Mark of the King by Jocelyn Green ~ historical fiction gets me every time 3) not a fan of series but found the Family Honor Series in a LFL by Karen Ball

This is my first book by Lawhon. However, if her writing is this stellar in all of her books it won‘t be my last.
This was so good! I loved the mix of historical fiction and mystery. Very well done.

This book was so good. It was so much better than I could have imagined. This was a mix of historical fiction and mystery and I loved it.

I absolutely loved, loved, loved this book!!!

Up next on audio. 🎧

This is my book club‘s March pick.

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Based on the hit BBC show of the same name, this is the first of several memoirs of midwifery in Poplar, England, in the 1950s. Nonnatus House isn‘t a real place but it is named after a 13th century Saint, Raymond Nonnatus. Here, Jennifer shares the humbling experiences she had while working as a midwife and living with nuns.Life was hard and inequities rampant. During this time, forced sterilization, the lack of contraception, lack of access to⬇️