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Book Review of Fever: A Novel

Fever: A Novel
Fever: A Novel
Author: Mary Beth Keane
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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I am sad that nobody thought to have Mary write about her life. How incredible to be the first person discovered and to have your live changed in such a remarkable way.I can only imagine how confusing and scary it was, it would have been nice to have a true account of the details and emotions but I am happy Mary Beth Keane used her imagination and intuition to help create a world that may have been very close to Mary's real world. I am on the Mary was a victim team. Although the papers and trial documents portray her as "headstrong" she was an immigrant and a single woman that fought and clawed for what she wanted. I would have fought too. How sad that her live was ripped from her, to loose what little family and friendships, to be forced to live a prisoner and a hermit.