![]() ![]() Fever casts a brilliant light over the life of a figure once described as 'the most dangerous woman in America', and Mary Beth Keane's fictional account is as fiercely compelling as Typhoid Mary herself. Mary Beth Keane, named one of the 5 Under 35 by the National Book Foundation, has written a spectacularly bold and intriguing novel about the woman known as. Condemned by press and public alike, she is branded a murderer, but continues to fight for her freedom. Read more to understand her paradoxical situation. When she is imprisoned in complete isolation, despite being perfectly healthy herself, she refuses. 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. Her newest book, The Half Moon, is a masterful novel about a. SOON TO BE A MAJOR BBC AMERICA SERIES, STARRING ELISABETH MOSS Typhoid Mary: a selfish monster, or a hounded innocent? 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 and keep her wayward lover Alfred on the straight and narrow. Mary Beth Keanes books have consistently been favorites of both Watermark staff and customers. ![]() ![]() A bold, mesmerizingly told story about the woman known as 'Typhoid Mary' and once described as 'the most dangerous woman in America'. ![]()
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