Join us for Dallas Woman’s Forum
Brown Bag Book Club!

Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at 12:00 PM

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Please join us at

Alexander Mansion
4607 Ross Ave, Dallas, TX

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We’re thrilled to bring back the Brown Bag Book Club sponsored by the Literary Department for the new year. Bring your own lunch and we will enjoy discussing Run, Darling: A Gabor Sisters by Karen Essex. Please be sure and read the book ahead of time as we don’t want any spoilers as we discuss all aspects of the book.

Please join us at The Alexander Mansion to discuss:

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Frozen River

by Ariel Lawhon

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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.

RSVP

This event is free for Dallas Woman’s Forum Members.

Bring your lunch and let’s discuss this fascinating book.

Contact by clicking here to RSVP: Tamara Harrison