Author : Mary Beth Keane
Release : 2013
Genre : Biographical fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 129/5 ( reviews)
GET EBOOK
Book Synopsis Fever by : Mary Beth Keane
Download or read book Fever written by Mary Beth Keane. This book was released on 2013. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mary Mallon, an Irish immigrant in turn-of-the-century New York, is headstrong and brave, a woman who has battled fiercely to better her lot in life. She works her way up the ranks to cook for the wealthiest families in Manhattan, but leaves a trail of death and disease in her wake. When she is imprisoned in complete isolation, despite being perfectly healthy herself, she refuses to understand her paradoxical situation. Condemned by press and public alike as 'Typhoid Mary', she is branded a murderer, but continues to fight for her freedom. As fiercely compelling as Typhoid Mary herself, Fever presents us with a conundrum: was Mary Mallon a selfish monster, or was she a hounded innocent?