A review by kymme
Fever by Mary Beth Keane

5.0

Absolutely engrossing story about a fictionalized Mary Mallon, aka Typhoid Mary. Also really enjoyed the entwining tale of poor, substance-addled Alfred. I don’t know if he’s at all real, but he felt real, as did Mary. A very timely read—Mary seems difficult and maybe crazy because she is either incapable or unwilling to see how she could be an asymptomatic carrier of a disease...