She ran toward the man, arriving just as he dumped a woman’s body on the sidewalk. But when the man stopped in front of the coffeehouse, Matilda felt her throat tighten. Grandpa was livid that this man was carting bodies in the good part of town during the day.
Suddenly, going to the Ludington’s didn’t seem like such a bad idea.Ī dirty man pushed a wheelbarrow past them on the sidewalk. She counted the number of days until the first frost, which would destroy the fever: 28 at the minimum. Matilda and Grandpa walked silently back home. Keep reading to learn about Lucille Cook’s battle with yellow fever and how it changed Matilda’s life. When it seemed like Lucille might die from the disease, she forced Matilda to leave to protect her from getting infected as well. For a while, Matilda tried to care for Lucille but she deteriorated quickly. In Fever 1793, Matilda’s mother, Lucille Cook, got yellow fever.
What happened when Lucille Cook contracted yellow fever? What were her symptoms? How did this affect Matilda’s life? Like this article? Sign up for a free trial here. Shortform has the world's best summaries and analyses of books you should be reading. This article is an excerpt from the Shortform book guide to "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson.
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