Some very much appreciated early praise for The Fever! Bart Knols had this to say:
“Extremely well-researched, The Fever provides a highly gripping account of one of mankind’s worst diseases…Highly recommended.” –Malariologist Bart Knols, Managing Director, MalariaWorld
Bart runs MalariaWorld, which he has recently turned into a dynamic forum for malaria scientists and others interested in the disease. And he’s blogging about it for TH!NK 3.
And the renowed malaria expert Malcolm Molyneux added this:
“A thrilling detective story spanning centuries, about our erratic pursuit of a villain still at large and still a threat to mankind…Rich in colorful detail and engagingly told…An astonishing array of characters have joined the fray, and you can only be amazed at the deviousness and skill of the arch-enemy.”–Professor Malcolm Molyneux, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, WHO expert panel on malaria
Molyneux, who was also kind enough to review the book for accuracy, is a huge figure in malariology. He led the Garki Project, a seminal study on the possibilities of malaria eradication in Nigeria, in the 1960s and 1970s. And he established an internationally renowned malaria research center in Blantyre, Malawi, in connection with the Wellcome Trust and the University of Malawi. A paper dedicated to his life and science recently appeared in the Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
How did the daughter of Indian immigrants, with zero connections, get in touch with these esteemed personages, you wonder? Well, ninety-nine percent of my reporting relies on the kindness of strangers. But in the case of Molyneux I had a helpful connection. My old friend from South End Press, Loie Hayes, is related in some complicated way to Terrie Taylor, who is probably the world’s top pediatric malaria expert. Through Loie I got in touch with Terrie, who became a major source for The Fever. I shadowed her for about a week in Malawi, which was amazing. And Terrie connected me to Molyneux, who is a senior colleague of hers.
Much gratitude to Knols and Molyneux for their kind words!
