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A bold, mesmerizing novel about the woman known as "Typhoid Mary", the first known healthy carrier of typhoid fever in the early 20th century - by an award-winning writer chosen as one of "5 Under 35" by the National Book Foundation.
Mary Mallon was a courageous, headstrong Irish immigrant woman who bravely came to America alone, fought hard to climb up from the lowest rung of the domestic service ladder, and discovered in herself an uncanny, and coveted, talent for cooking. Working in the kitchens of the upper class, she left a trail of disease in her wake, until one enterprising and ruthless "medical engineer" proposed the inconceivable notion of the "asymptomatic carrier" - and from then on Mary Mallon was a hunted woman.
In order to keep New York's citizens safe from Mallon, the Department of Health sent her to North Brother Island where she was kept in isolation from 1907-1910. She was released under the condition that she never work as a cook again. Yet for Mary - spoiled by her status and income and genuinely passionate about cooking - most domestic and factory jobs were heinous. She defied the edict.
Bringing early 20th-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 asTyphoid Mary herself, an ambitious retelling of a forgotten life. In the hands of Mary Beth Keane, Mary Mallon becomes an extraordinarily dramatic, vexing, sympathetic, uncompromising, and unforgettable character.
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Beautifully written
- De Patricia S. en 10-11-15
De: Hilary Mantel
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Angel of Harlem
- De: Kuwanna Haulsey
- Narrado por: Brenda Pressley
- Duración: 10 h y 48 m
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Inspired by the extraordinary events of Dr. May Chinn’s life, Angel of Harlem is a deeply affecting story of love and transcendence. Weaving seamlessly scenes from the battlefields of the Civil War, during which her father escaped from slavery, to the Harlem living rooms and kitchen tables where May is sometimes forced to operate on her patients, this fascinating novel lays bare the heart of a woman who changed the face of medicine.
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Really Enjoyed!
- De Amazon Customer en 08-08-19
De: Kuwanna Haulsey
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A Long, Long Time Ago and Essentially True
- De: Brigid Pasulka
- Narrado por: Cassandra Campbell
- Duración: 14 h y 19 m
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The novel opens on the eve of World War II. In the mountain village of Half-Village, a young man nicknamed the Pigeon, under the approving eyes of the entire village, courts the beautiful Anielica Hetmanska. But the war's arrival wreaks havoc in all their lives and delays their marriage for six long years.
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The Old & New Worlds Converge & Transcend Time
- De Sara en 11-22-16
De: Brigid Pasulka
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The Nurse’s Secret
- De: Amanda Skenandore
- Narrado por: Vanessa Johansson
- Duración: 10 h y 47 m
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In the slums of 1880s New York, Una Kelly has grown up to be a rough-and-tumble grifter, able to filch a pocketbook in five seconds flat. But when another con-woman pins her for a murder she didn't commit, Una is forced to flee. Running from the police, Una lies her way into an unlikely refuge: the nursing school at Bellevue Hospital.
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Predictable
- De Lorraine E. Collins en 07-05-22
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The Underground River
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- De: Martha Conway
- Narrado por: Hillary Huber
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It's 1838, and May Bedloe works as a seamstress for her cousin, the famous actress Comfort Vertue - until their steamboat sinks on the Ohio River. Though they both survive, both must find new employment. Comfort is hired to give lectures by noted abolitionist Flora Howard, and May finds work on a small flatboat, Hugo and Helena's Floating Theatre, as it cruises the border between the northern states and the southern slave-holding states.
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Excellent historical fiction audiobook
- De LindaJS en 10-03-17
De: Martha Conway
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Secrets of a Charmed Life
- De: Susan Meissner
- Narrado por: Alana Kerr Collins
- Duración: 11 h y 27 m
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Current day, Oxford, England. Young American scholar Kendra Van Zant, eager to pursue her vision of a perfect life, interviews Isabel McFarland just when the elderly woman is ready to give up secrets about the war that she has kept for decades...beginning with who she really is. What Kendra receives from Isabel is both a gift and a burden--one that will test her convictions and her heart.
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Rare 5-Star Across the Board!
- De Imamomof4 en 06-14-15
De: Susan Meissner
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A Touch of Frost
- De: Jo Goodman
- Narrado por: Laurence Bouvard
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After his train is robbed at gunpoint, Remington Frost awakens from a blow to find the bandits gone - along with the woman he was shadowing for protection. No stranger to risk, Remington will do what it takes to bring Phoebe Apple to safety and her kidnappers to justice. But ransoming Phoebe is just the start of trouble....
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Loved this book
- De VL Garcia en 08-17-17
De: Jo Goodman
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This Side of the Sky
- De: Elyse Singleton
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Award-winning journalist Elyse Singleton delivers what Essence calls “a gem - the perfect book to curl up with.”
Best friends Lilian and Myraleen, two African American women from rural Mississippi, travel to Europe during World War II to act as members of the Women’s Army Corps. During this time of segregation and destruction, both women discover love and heartbreak, triumph and defeat.
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A Breath of Fresh Air
- De Adina Andreu en 07-19-12
De: Elyse Singleton
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Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules (Unabridged Selections)
- De: Edited by David Sedaris
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Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules is a collection of short stories, some classic, others impending, selected and introduced by David Sedaris.
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Great stories but only 5 of 17 are included
- De Terri Kirk en 07-13-12
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Evergreen Falls
- De: Kimberley Freeman
- Narrado por: Jennifer Vuletic
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A long-forgotten secret, a scandalous attraction and a place where two women's lives are changed forever. 1926: Violet Armstrong is one of the few remaining members of staff working at the grand Evergreen Spa Hotel as it closes down over winter. Only a handful of guests are left, including the heir to a rich grazing family, his sister and her suave suitor. When a snowstorm moves in, the hotel is cut off and they are all trapped. No-one could have predicted what would unfold.
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Soooo Boring
- De Merford en 10-09-19
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Out of the Darkness
- The Story of Mary Ellen Wilson
- De: Eric A. Shelman
- Narrado por: Deb Thomas
- Duración: 11 h y 56 m
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In New York City, in April of 1874, a most unusual event took place. A severely abused nine-year-old girl named Mary Ellen Wilson became the first child in America to be rescued from an abusive home. She had been beaten, burned, slashed with scissors, locked in a closet, and had never been outside of her tenement home in over 7 years. Thanks to the concern and dedication of a missionary named Etta Wheeler, the child was finally saved from her cruel captors.
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Harrowing Story
- De musa en 03-21-17
De: Eric A. Shelman
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A Fall of Marigolds
- De: Susan Meissner
- Narrado por: Tavia Gilbert
- Duración: 9 h y 48 m
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September 1911. On Ellis Island in New York Harbor, nurse Clara Wood cannot face returning to Manhattan, where the man she loved fell to his death in the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire. Then, while caring for a fevered immigrant whose own loss mirrors hers, she becomes intrigued by a name embroidered onto the scarf he carries...and finds herself caught in a dilemma that compels her to confront the truth about the assumptions she's made. Will what she learns devastate her or free her?
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Beautiful!
- De R. Burnham en 03-29-15
De: Susan Meissner
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Fever 1793
- De: Laurie Halse Anderson
- Narrado por: Bailey Carr
- Duración: 6 h y 12 m
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During the summer of 1793, Mattie Cook lives above the family coffee shop with her widowed mother and grandfather. Mattie spends her days avoiding chores and making plans to turn the family business into the finest Philadelphia has ever seen. But then the fever breaks out. Disease sweeps the streets, destroying everything in its path and turning Mattie's world upside down. At her feverish mother's insistence, Mattie flees the city with her grandfather. But she soon discovers that the sickness is everywhere, and Mattie must learn quickly how to survive in a city frantic with disease.
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Good book, unbearable narration
- De Maura en 07-29-18
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- Tricia, Audible Editor
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Who Was Typhoid Mary?
Was Mary Mallon just a scapegoat? A victim of a paranoid society willing to vilify and discard a poor, Irish immigrant and domestic worker based solely on shoddy science and sensationalism? Fever tells the story as "Typhoid Mary" may have told it herself. Through her eyes we get an insider's view of early 20th Century New York City and of the perfect storm she was swept up in. Not a meek, unsophisticated victim at all, Mary is a woman ahead of her time in many ways: unmarried by choice, a bread winner, a skilled cook, and a fighter. She does not simply accept her diagnosis, and by questioning the science behind the accusations she adds pressure on the doctors to better understand the spread of disease, and on the legal system to address issues of public health and civil liberties. This is historical fiction at its best.
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- Deedra
- 05-02-16
Fever
I LOVED this book!It had me enthralled to the end.Candace Thaxtons narration was wonderful.Very interesting indeed.
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- 05-26-13
Keeps attention and gives facts and news
Mary liked being a cook, but then people started getting sick. She thought it was unfair to isolate her for a time. The novel covers what she lived like, where, and what her relationships were. Well-researched and written. Seems like it could be accurate as possible.
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- Elaine Ralls
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Great story of a real life experience
Every life has a story. This one is touching, authentic and inspiring for all learners on life’s journey.
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- Brian PDX
- 06-21-16
An Excellent Work Of 'Fact-ion"
I just heard the word "Faction"-a mix of fact and fiction and it's made for books such as "Fever". Any casual reading of fact resources (i.e.:Wickipedia) make no mention of a man in 'Thyphoid Mary's' history, yet much of the 'fiction' aspect of 'Fever' revolves around Alfred, supposedly Mary's lover for many years and his issues with substance abuse.
I can understand the author adding a bit of romance interest to what might have been a dry book. And a reader can understand that a writer has to make up dialogue where none is recorded. The factual information about Mary herself is interesting and nicely written, however. I have to agree with other reviewers who have stated that author Keane goes astray when she writes on about Alfred, Mary's supposed lover, especially his trip to Minnesota - this is pure fiction which is presented as fact.
In any case, I found this a quick listen and very informative. Mary had an unfortunate life and in todays era it's difficult to understand how she was treated-isolated for years on an island in the river outside NYC.
If you're in the medical profession, or even if you enjoy historical fiction, which is how this should be presented, "Fever" is a good book for you.
Narrator Candace Thaxton did a good job with the varied accents but they were more modern than what one might hear in the early 1900's-still if the listener can overlook these issues, the book is informative and enjoyable.
Well worth the credit.
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- Robert K. Morris
- 07-10-13
Narrator ruins fine story
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
To read, yes. Not to listen to with this narrator.
What did you like best about this story?
The author's re-creation of the times and certainly of the character of Typhoid Mary.
How did the narrator detract from the book?
She pronounces "the" as "thuh," instead of "thee" before vowels. If you can live with this Hollywood affectation, then no problem in listening. It certainly is regarded as incorrect in English and American, grated on my ears every time, and quite ruined the reading.
Very slight differentiation of male and female characters. Very poor attempt at accents, and very inconsistent when she used them.
Did Fever inspire you to do anything?
Write this notice, if it might be called "inspiration."
Any additional comments?
Yes. I think the narrator might be a good one if she practiced before reading the book and a good director took her in hand. I do blame the publisher, however, for producing the audio book, not her..
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- 02-16-14
Typhoid Mary
Would you consider the audio edition of Fever to be better than the print version?
Candace Thaxton did a fantastic job with the accents of the characters. It added interest to the story.
What did you like best about this story?
I didn't know anything about Mary Mallon going into this story. She was a stubborn Irishwoman who didn't believe that she could be healthy and still infect people. For the most part I did not like her. However, the things done to her were not nice either. The turn of the 20th century was a hard time for foreigners with few available jobs and places to live. Mary tried hard to better herself in terrible circumstances. Then she was forced to live in the asylum for years without knowing what could become of her.
What does Candace Thaxton bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
She brought out Mary's frustration with the men in her life. Alfred and her employers could be difficult.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Much of the story made me angry. The doctors inability to make Mary understand that she was a danger was irritating. But Mary's stubbornness about her impact on others was my main issue. She went so far as to change her name and sneak into jobs in order to defy what she was told, but didn't believe. I am glad that she questioned her role in making people sick. I just wish she had acted on it.
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- Michael/Victoria
- 05-23-13
Could Have Been Great...
Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
Listening to this book was not an entire failure but the story just never fufilled it's promise...
Would you be willing to try another book from Mary Beth Keane? Why or why not?
I would be willing to try another book from this author because this wasn't a complete loss.
What about Candace Thaxton’s performance did you like?
I thought Candace Thaxton was good, the story just didn't deliver.
Did Fever inspire you to do anything?
It inspired me to do a little research about Mary since I had heard the reference of Typhoid Mary before.
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- bookfloozy
- 05-26-13
Fever: a hot summer listen
I just finished listening to Fever by Mary Beth Keane, narrated by Candace Thaxton.
Fever is a fictional account of the life of Mary Mallon (1869-1938) better known as Typhoid Mary. It's the the 27th book I've read (or listened to) in 2013 and so far my favorite.
Keane brings Mary Mallon to life as a complex and even likeable character although as a cook and an asymptomatic carrier of typhoid fever Mary infects at least fifty people, at least three of whom die. After outbreaks are traced back to her, Mary is quarantined against her will on an island clinic for over two years and released only when she agrees never again to work as a cook.
Mary is portrayed as realistically complicated in her fierce denial, good intentions, failures, doubts, financial struggles, and her role as enabler to her longtime live-in boyfriend.
Keane is a master of description. I have a hunch that a couple of my book club friends might say there is too much description, but I would disagree. It is this element that transported me to early 20th century New York City where I felt a baby leave this world as I held it in my arms, bought a blue hat, hid from the authorities on a snow cold day, loved and hated and loved a man who was addicted to alcohol and then drugs, rationalized a return to my first-love - cooking, and finally accept my typhoid carrier status, my heart breaking under the weight of it.
This book will haunt me for days.
The many themes of Fever make it an ideal pick for a book club: the power of denial, forcible quarantine, co-dependency, this era of New York City.
Candace Thaxton's narration is top-rate. As far as audiobooks go, perhaps my all-time favorite.
Story: 5/5
Writing: 5/5
Narration: 5/5
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- Tracey
- 05-18-13
Wow!
Who knew! Not me. I thought this was a great story, outlining the life of a misunderstood woman in American history. Was it her fault? Was it the doctors? Or the rampant filth that lined the streets of New York? A fascinating look at medical practice in early stages of understanding immunity and the way disease is transmitted. Equally fascinating is the story of Mary as told by Keane. Top rate narration, too!
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