![]() ![]() This is all in the very early 1900s and it was just discovered that there could be carriers who were never ill themselves – and most of those who ate the meals Mary prepared did not become ill. She had no idea – and it took some time before she was suspected of being a typhoid carrier. She arranged blue-berries into a neat semi-circle … Quick as a blink she swiped her finger into the ice-cream bowl …she licked quickly from the mixing spoon, and then, without thinking, plunged it back in the bowl.” Of course, all the while, spreading disease. “the rhythmic beat of her spoon against the bowl as she beat … Using her fingertips. Work for Mary is cooking and baking – it is her passion and she is very good at it. Alfred also works hard but as time goes on he is more and more unable to find work, as drink has made him unreliable. Living with a man without marriage regardless of what anyone thinks! Mary is a strong woman who knows her own mind, and works hard to support herself – and sometimes Alfred. They live together in New York City, Mary moving in with Alfred after the death of her aunt. Mary is an Irish immigrant to the United States, and her lover, Alfred, is a German immigrant. The novel Fever by Mary Beth Keane is the story of Mary Mallon. ![]() By 1907 Mary Mallon has been accused of being a carrier of typhoid and is arrested. ![]()
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