![]() 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. The books on this list are generally available at bookstores, libraries, the publishers, or. In recognition of their personal sacrifices, I am recommending books that feature tuberculosis patients and sanatoriums. They spent months and years on bed rest with few diversions or distractions. ![]() Although our situations can be tiresome and frustrating, I think we all need a reminder that our particular type of quarantine would be envied by a population beset by several contagious and potentially fatal diseases, including tuberculosis. We have access to 24-hour entertainment and several means of communication. Perhaps social isolation is depressing enough without having it occupy your end table or bedroom dresser. I did a quick online survey of several lists and didn’t see any books about real quarantines. ![]() Quarantine reading lists abound in this year of isolation and lockdowns. ![]()
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