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Cover of The air we breathe

The air we breathe

by Andrea Barrett

PatientsImmigrantsTuberculosisAdirondack Mountains (N.Y.)HistoryCommunicable diseasesFictionFiction, historical

Detached from the rest of the country on the eve of World War I, the tuberculosis-stricken residents of an Adirondack lakeside sanatorium are housed in accordance with their economic status and languish in their isolation before an enterprising patient initiates a weekly discussion group.

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Book data: Open Library