![]() ![]() She wondered whether it was possible to know a truth, and then quickly unknow it, bricking up that portal of knowledge until every pinpoint of light was covered over.” ~ Quotes from the book. From the bestselling author of Ask Again, Yes, a novel about the woman known as Typhoid Mary, who becomes, in Keanes assured handsa sympathetic. “… she also wondered if it was possible for a person to know something and not know something at the same time. When they didn’t get better, it was sad, but how could they have blamed her, one woman, when the whole of New York City was teeming with disease, and doctors now said that even the hang straps on the IRT were under suspicion? Would they shut down the subways? Of course not.” Bringing early twentieth-century New York alive - the neighborhoods, the bars, the park being carved out of upper Manhattan, the emerging skyscrapers, the boat traffic - Fever is as fiercely compelling as Typhoid Mary herself, an ambitious retelling of a forgotten life. “People got sick, and usually got better. Fever Fiebre (Spanish edition) Una novela sobre Mary Tifoidea By Mary Beth Keane On Sale: Ma16.99 Now: 13.59 Spend 49 on print products and get FREE shipping at HC. ![]() You were too quick, Mary scolded herself when the milk was returned to the kitchen in its porcelain jug with a message from Mr. “The day began with sour milk and got worse. ![]() The book brings this real historical episode to life. ![]() In March 1907, Mary Mallon was detained and quarantined after investigations revealed a link with typhoid deaths in the New York homes in which she was employed as a cook. ![]()
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