Hayles’ father was a doctor at Mayo Clinic, and this book presents a realistic experience in a story that will satisfy adult readers, too.
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011.īreathing Room by Marsha Hayles places 13-year-old Evvy in Minnesota’s fictional Loon Lake Sanatorium. The author was raised in a medical family at a TB sanatorium in Manitoba and the details are accurate. Queen of Hearts: Coming of Age in a Hospital Bed by Martha Brooks is a young-adult book, but interesting enough to be read by adults, too. Oxford University Press, 2012.Ĭatching Breath: The Making and Unmaking of Tuberculosis by Kathryn Lougheed.
Spitting Blood by Helen Bynum details the world's experience with tuberculosis, especially in countries where it is co-existent with HIV and other infections. The letters were edited and annotated by Mary Krugerud. The Girl in Building C: The Story of a Teenage Tuberculosis Patient is a collection of letters written by Marilyn Barnes from Ah-gwah-ching State Sanatorium to her parents in St. The bulk of the book is about care and treatment in the state’s largest sanatorium, with many quotes and comments from interviews with former patients and employees. Interrupted Lives: The History of Tuberculosis in Minnesota and Glen Lake Sanatorium by Mary Krugerud begins with a summary of the spread of TB in the state and the formation of a unique county system of care. Wisconsin Anti-Tuberculosis Association, 1953. It is worth reading for its first-person narrative of having one’s life upset by TB and a sanatorium stay. I Wanted to Live by Will Ross is an out-of-print book, but used copies can be found online. Open Window: The Lake Julia Sanatorium by Pat Nelson is part memoir and part history of a Minnesota sanatorium at which her parents worked. Tonelli was assassinated in 2003, one of many health care workers killed during local wars. Part of her challenge was persuading nomadic peoples to remain in one spot and isolate. Stronger than Death: The Story of AnnaLeana Tonelli by Rachel Pieh Jones is about one woman’s dedication to fighting TB in Africa. Older books can be interesting for historical background, but medically oriented publications are outdated in their information. There are many books about tuberculosis, and what follows is only a partial list.
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